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Bortoletti Putto Bookmark – Bronze Angel Cameo
The Bortoletti Putto Bookmark is an elegant Italian bookmark featuring a finely cast bronze frieze set with a glass paste cameo depicting a winged angel, known as a Putto. Handcrafted using traditional Venetian techniques, the decorative cameo is available in five colours – black, blue, amethyst, aquamarine, and amber – making this a refined accessory for readers, collectors, and lovers of fine stationery.
Part of the handcrafted Bortoletti bookmark collection available at Calligraphy Arts UK, a specialist supplier of professional calligraphy tools and writing accessories.
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Elegant Putto Bookmark by Bortoletti
The Bortoletti Putto Bookmark combines classical Italian artistry with practical elegance. Designed and produced in Italy, this decorative bookmark features a finely detailed bronze frieze set with a glass paste cameo depicting a Putto – the traditional winged angel motif found in Renaissance art. The result is a refined reading accessory that celebrates both craftsmanship and artistic heritage.
The Putto Angel Motif
The central cameo portrays a Putto, a small winged angel frequently seen in classical and Renaissance artwork. Symbolising innocence, creativity, and inspiration, the Putto motif adds a timeless decorative element that makes this bookmark particularly appealing to readers, writers, and lovers of the arts.
Murano Glass Craftsmanship
The cameo is created using traditional glass paste techniques that originate from Murano, the famous Venetian island renowned for its centuries-old glassmaking tradition. The artistry of Murano glassmakers has been passed down through generations, ensuring each cameo carries a distinctive depth and colour.
The glass cameo is available in five elegant colours:
- Black
- Blue
- Amethyst
- Aquamarine
- Amber
Italian Bronze Detailing
The cameo is framed within a decorative bronze frieze, crafted using traditional metalworking techniques. This combination of warm bronze tones and luminous glass creates a beautifully balanced design that feels both classical and sophisticated.
A Refined Bookmark for Readers and Collectors
Both practical and decorative, the Bortoletti Putto Bookmark keeps your place securely while adding a touch of elegance to any book, journal, or notebook. Its slim profile sits comfortably between pages, making it suitable for everyday reading as well as treasured volumes.
A Thoughtful Gift for Lovers of Books and Stationery
Because of its artistic design and traditional craftsmanship, this bookmark makes an excellent gift for readers, writers, teachers, and calligraphy enthusiasts. It pairs beautifully with fine notebooks, calligraphy pens, and other writing accessories, making it an ideal addition to a luxury stationery collection.
Bortoletti Italian Craftsmanship
Bortoletti Fonderia Artistica in Venice is renowned for producing finely crafted writing accessories using traditional Italian techniques. Their collections combine decorative bronze elements with artistic glasswork and historic design influences, creating elegant objects that celebrate the heritage of Venetian craftsmanship.
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About Bortoletti
Bortoletti is renowned for beautifully made writing and sealing accessories inspired by Venetian artistry and traditional Italian craftsmanship. Blending decorative design with practical function, the collection brings together pens, inks, desk accessories, and wax seal tools that add refinement, personality, and pleasure to the art of correspondence.
Made for fine correspondence
Whether you are writing a letter, preparing invitations, styling place cards, or adding a finishing touch to a thoughtful gift, Bortoletti products help turn everyday writing into something more memorable. Rich materials, elegant detailing, and a distinctive heritage feel make this brand especially appealing to those who love the ritual of pen, ink, and seal.
Elegant tools and seals
Our Bortoletti range includes beautifully crafted pens, bottled inks, letter openers, desk pieces, and sealing accessories that bring charm and occasion to the written word. These are products chosen not only for their appearance, but also for the way they help create a polished and expressive result.
Chosen by Calligraphy Arts UK
At Calligraphy Arts UK, we choose Bortoletti for its combination of craftsmanship, heritage style, and creative appeal. It is a brand that suits calligraphers, stationery lovers, and thoughtful gift buyers looking for writing and sealing accessories with lasting beauty and a true sense of occasion.
Bortoletti was founded in 1980 by four brothers driven by the passion passed on by their father for bronze casting and sculpture.
It was born in Venice, and it was here that a story of love and passion began that has been handed down from father to son in respect for tradition and the need to preserve what is wonderful about culture.
Bortoletti Fonderia Artistica design and create exclusive handmade objects in the tradition of Venetian craftsmanship, from the pencils of their designers and their artistic creativity come the designs of wonderful products and it is always a lifeblood of the whole creative process.
The passion and care they devote to their products are a source of pride and satisfaction for everyone. All creations are unique pieces, handmade and produced elusively in Bortoletti's workshop. By integrating with modern habits, they restore to you the pleasure of giving that has belonged to us all for millennia. The design of Bortoletti's products is so pleasing to the eye because it speaks of the past in the language of the present.
If you have a piece of Bortoletti - you have a part of Venice in your hands.
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