ITALIAN SILVERSMITHS - ARGENTIERI ITALIANI

THE 20th CENTURY MAKER'S MARKS DIRECTORY - LISTA DEI MARCHI E PUNZONI DEL '900

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ITALIAN HALLMARKING SYSTEM

The law 5 February 1934 n. 305 introduced uniformity in the shape of Italian silversmith's marks.
The new mark identifying the silversmith consisted of a lozenge containing:
number: corresponding to the number identifying the silversmith
'fascio': fascist party symbol
two letters: initials of the Province
The lozenge was coupled to an oval containing the purity degree 800 or 925 per thousand.
The Law 26 October 1944 n. 313 (Decreto Legislativo Luogotenenziale 26 Ottobre 1944 n. 313) ordered the elimination of the 'fascio' (symbol of 'fascism') maintaining into the lozenge only the number (identification of the silversmith) and the two letters (initials of the Province).
The Laws 30 January 1968 (Legge 30 gennaio 1968 n. 46) and 30 December 1970 n. 1496 (D.P.R. 30 Dicembre 1970 n. 1496) introduced new hallmarks for silver and precious metals. The mark was modified to a polygonal shape and a star was added on the left. Numbers and Province letter were maintained.
Purity degree 925, 835 and 800 per thousand were allowed and inscribed into an oval outlined mark.
This system is still in use in present days.

mark in use from 1934 to 1944 mark in use from 1944 to 1970 mark in use from 1970 to present days


THE DIRECTORY OF 20th CENTURY ITALIAN SILVERSMITHS: PR - PARMA
AL AR BL BO BS FE FI FO GE MI MO NA PA PD PR PV RE RO ROMA TO TS TV UD VA VC VE VI VR
#
PROV
NAME
ADDRESS
TOWN
MARK ENTERED
OUT OF BUSINESS
1
PR
DEL CANALE GIUSEPPE Via Vitt. Emanuele 40 PARMA before 1949 before 1970
2
PR
INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE . . before 1949 before 1949
3
PR
TESCARO ANGELA Via Schizzati 31 PARMA before 1949 out between 1949
and 1970
4
PR
VITALI FRANCESCO Via Guicciardini 2 PARMA before 1949 out between 1949
and 1970


5
PR
INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE . . before 1949 before 1949
6
PR
ALFONSI ORESTE Via Farini 81 PARMA before 1949 out between 1949
and 1970
7
PR
INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE . . before 1949 before 1949
8
PR
GIORDANI GIOVANNI changed to GIORDANI ANGELO (1990) Via Repubblica 5 moved to Via Langhirano 22 (1990) PARMA 24/06/1955 still active at 31/12/2010
9
PR
BELLINI & CAPELLI di CAPELLI CARLO Via Mistrali, 4 PARMA 05/02/1957 out between 1971
and 1991
10
PR
INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE . . . .
11
PR
MANGHI ANTONIO Via Repubblica, 31 PARMA 07/02/1957 out between 1991
and 2000
12
PR
FRATELLI FONTANA SILVIO & CARLO changed to OREFICERIA FONTANA dei F.lli Carlo & Silvio Fontana & C. snc (1990) Piazza Steccata, 19 PARMA 02/02/1957 out between 2000
and 2010
13
PR
IASONI GIUSEPPE Via XX Settembre, 11 PARMA 05/02/1957 out between 1971
and 1991


14
PR
INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE . . before 1949 before 1949
15
PR
INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE . . before 1949 before 1949
16
PR
IMPRESA ARTIGIANA MAGNANI GIORGIO & BERTOZZI MARIO
changed to BERTOZZI MEDAGLIE snc di Bertozzi Mario & C. (1990)
Via M. D'Azeglio, 17 moved to Via Inzani 31/A (1990) PARMA 30/04/1957 still active at 31/12/2010
17
PR
DATI MANCANTI . . before 1949 before 1949
18
PR
LAURINI & FOSSA Via A. Mazza, 11 PARMA 01/02/1958 out between 1971
and 1991
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