PUT A RING ON IT: Pomellato has renewed its love vows to town of Venice by funding the restoration of the Epistle Ambo pulpit on the landmark St. Mark’s Basilica. To perform the project, the Kering-owned jewelry house partnered with the international nonprofit organization Venetian Heritage, whose mission is to preserve and safeguard town’s artistic legacy.

Pomellato Group’s chief executive officer Sabina Belli described the initiative as “a major project for Venice that makes me immensely proud, and is testament, once more, to Pomellato’s give attention to the conservation and promotion of the cultural heritage of this excellent city.”

To mark the initiative, Pomellato also developed a capsule collection of its Iconica ring paying tribute to town’s artistic references by nodding to the long-lasting mosaics of the church and their colours.

Crafted in rose gold, the ring style is obtainable in two versions, one with red porphyry and garnet and the opposite with green porphyry and green tourmaline. Available in a limited edition, the Iconica Venezia rings at the moment are exclusively sold on the Pomellato store in Venice.

The Epistle Ambo is a key element of town’s legendary Basilica, as previously it indicated where the doge — the title bestowed on chiefs of state within the Italian city in the course of the medieval and Renaissance periods — used to deal with the Venetians from and attend services on the church.

Product of red porphyry, a stone that based on Byzantine tradition was reserved for emperors, the structure was already in precarious condition when the exceptional flooding that hit Venice in 2019 further damaged the flooring of the Basilica and weakened the bottom below the pulpit.

Begun in March 2022, the restoration works of the Epistle Ambo will probably be accomplished by the top of the 12 months.

This is just not Pomellato’s first initiative in support of town’s artistic heritage. As reported, last 12 months the corporate already tied up with Venetian Heritage to assist restore the monument dedicated to Francesco Morosini, who was named town’s doge in 1688.

Erected on the time of Morosini’s death in 1694, the monument is positioned in town’s Church of Santo Stefano, within the eponymous square. The restoration works were carried out during lockdown months, when cultural sites were closed to the general public, and were accomplished last 12 months.