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 presents 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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6		ING. A. BRANDIZZI - Roma The Brandizzi firm, founded in 1887, is now active as BRANDIZZI S.N.C. DI BRANDIZZI ARNALDO E ANDREA & C. mark RM 1353. The mark on the image is the ancient mark (1935/1944: number in the lozenge not deciphered) belonging to a gilded silver chalice
7		LUIGI GENAZZI di Eros - Milano the Genazzi firm has ceased its activity The image is obtained by an advertising of about 1950 and from a vase
8		CLEMENTI FABBRICA ARGENTERIA SRL - Casalecchio di Reno (Bologna - Italy) Mark BO 1 The Clementi factory makes also pieces signed Gianmario Buccellati (the signature Buccellati is added to the Clementi factory mark) This image is obtained by a silver sugar tongs of about 1950
9		unidentified - BRESCIA Mark BS 1? unidentified silversmith: lozenge with 'fascio', crown and another factory mark This image is obtained by an egg holder with plate of about 1940
10		unidentified - FIRENZE Mark FI 56 unidentified silversmith: lozenge with 'fascio' This image is obtained by a cigarette box of about 1940

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