OUR CRAFT
Made by hand in Sorrento
Every Ercolano music box begins as raw wood and ends as an heirloom — shaped, finished, and voiced entirely by hand in our Sorrento workshop.
THE TRADITION
For generations, the workshops of Sorrento have turned wood into objects that hold a song. We work in that same tradition — slowly, and by hand.
Nothing here is mass-produced. Each music box passes through many hands before it carries your melody home.
THE WOOD
It begins with the wood
Every piece starts as seasoned wood, chosen for its grain and weight, then shaped and sanded into the form that will carry both artwork and melody.
THE ARTISTS COLLECTION
Hand-lacquered, layer by layer
Each Artists piece wears its artwork on the lid — vivid and illustrative, sealed beneath successive coats of clear lacquer, hand-applied and polished until the wood glows.
THE INLAID COLLECTION
Marquetry, cut and set by hand
The Inlaid collection is built the opposite way: fine wood veneers, cut and set by hand one against another, until the pattern emerges in the grain itself. This is marquetry — inlaid, never printed.
THE MOVEMENT
Voiced with an 18-note movement
Inside every box turns an 18-note wind-up movement. A steel comb is tuned by hand so that, when the lid lifts, a Sorrento melody plays.
EXPLORE
Find your music box
Two collections, each finished entirely by hand.
