HALLMARKS OF ITALIAN SILVER
(LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY)

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This is a selection of marks used by Italian silversmiths of the 20th century.
The use of a 'factory mark' is a practice scarsely followed by Italian silversmiths and usually the identification of the maker relies only on the 'number' introduced in 1935 on the 'lozenge mark'.
In this page I present some marks of Italian factories, identified or not identified, trying to create the bases for a future deepening of this interesting matter.
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1		F.lli Peruzzi Argentieri di Peruzzi Gino - Firenze The F.lli Peruzzi firm has its own mark FI 114 but In this case it acts as retailer of a piece made by Vallè Mario Snc di Vallè Carlo e Alberto - Milano (mark 81 MI into the lozenge from 29 April 1935)
2		Argenteria Galbiati S.r.l. - Milano Mark MI 174 from 29 September 1935 Mark on the silver rim of a cobalt blue glass vase
3		Luigi Sfriso - Venezia (now Eredi di Luigi Sfriso & C. sas) Mark VE 10 from 28 December 1976 Mark on a silver basket
4		Romeo Miracoli e Figlio srl - Milano Mark MI 6 from 19 June 1974 Mark on a silver cover of a prayers book dated 1910
5		Brandimarte s.r.l. Firenze Mark FI 283 from 1 April 1968 Mark on a silver wine cooler Mark on a silver water pitcher