Founded from the Archduke Ferdinand in 1558, one of the first engagements was that one to decorate the "Nail head of the Principles" behind Saint Lorenzo. Effectively to enter within the Medicee Nails head leaves a po' without breath, Every millimeter of the nail head is decorated from inlays that design coats of arms, decorations, embellishments and the structure of the nail head. E' one what to see like the Factory, its works and its restorations. Sin that in both places is a hour ridicule for the visit.

"Particularly famous and appreciated he was the" store clerk fiorentino ", whose realization could demand more also than a year than patient job. The store clerk fiorentino, been born to the end of the 1500's, is a "stone picture" that traces a pittorico model. Narcotic is formed from one combination of several irregular lapidee sections that come applied on a base, in blackboard kind, than then he remains invisibile. To completed job the commettiture nearly turn out imperceptible. The lapidee sections came cut with rapidity and precision from particular blots some. They were represents subject much several one to you: it lives compositions to us of flowers and it yields, birds variopinti and naturalistic topics, architectonic views and landscapes, ritratti and Biblical history. They not only came realized works for the granducali residences, but also for the more important families of Europe, a lot that the artistic production of the Factory today is scattered all over the world."