Italian Sorrento Music Boxes

Sorrento boxes are designed and made in the town of Sorrento in Italy, near the Amalfi Coast. These very high-quality boxes traditionally feature wood inlay designs. The Sorrento Music and Jewelry Boxes are considered the best-made music boxes today. Each one of these music boxes takes about 4 to 5 months to make and involves a 27-step process during production. They are all handcrafted by skilled artisans and require precise attention and detail.

There aren’t other places in Italy or in the world that can create such meticulous and unique products.

Music boxes are made all around the world, but Italian music boxes are most famous for their traditional wood inlay creations. However, when it comes to mechanical movements, you’ll find that the best of these are made in Japan (by Sankyo) or Switzerland (by Reuge). Today, there is also a modern version of music sound creation: the custom tune module. We source high-quality custom tune module devices specifically made for Music Box Attic and insert them into traditional and classic Italian jewelry box designs to provide you with more versatile music options.

The artisans in Sorrento are well known for their marquetry and inlays, not just in Italian jewelry box making but for all kinds of home decor. They have been passing down their techniques for generations, likely since the 1300s when inlay was first popularized. However, the height of inlay design in Sorrento was around the 1880s when they opened a school and factory for wood inlay and carving.