A notebook with dates ranging from 1923 to 1937 gives evidence of the historical attention by the lucchese silversmith Mario Favilla (1899-1959), who took notes and drawings of the guarantee marks that he found impressed on ancient silverware entrusted to him for cleaning or restoration: a type of attention not widespread in Italy at the time, which allows to know the author of objects, in some cases now even lost.
Un taccuino di appunti con date che vanno dal 1923 al 1937 testimonia l’attenzione storica dell’argentiere lucchese Mario Favilla (1899-1959), che di fronte alle antiche argenterie affidategli per ripuliture o restauri ne rilevava i marchi di garanzia che vi trovava impressi: un tipo di attenzione all’epoca non diffusa in Italia, che permette di dare un’anagrafe ad oggetti in alcuni casi ormai neppure più rintracciabili.
Mario Favilla: un argentiere lucchese con uno sguardo storico
Capitanio, Antonella
2021-01-01
Abstract
A notebook with dates ranging from 1923 to 1937 gives evidence of the historical attention by the lucchese silversmith Mario Favilla (1899-1959), who took notes and drawings of the guarantee marks that he found impressed on ancient silverware entrusted to him for cleaning or restoration: a type of attention not widespread in Italy at the time, which allows to know the author of objects, in some cases now even lost.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.