Since the mid-20th century, Florentine silversmithing firm Fratelli Lisi has produced some of the finest silver crafts to come out of Europe. From elaborate floral designs — as exemplified by the company’s candleholders — to simple mushroom-shaped salt and pepper shakers, Fratelli Lisi brings elegance and imagination to all it produces.
Brothers Adriano, Lionello and Romano Lisi — sons of a baker — banded together just after World War II to establish their silversmithing workshop in Florence. At the onset, Fratelli Lisi (the first word being Italian for brothers) employed only 10 people. Building the business from the ground up, the partners and their colleagues made everything they needed, from workbenches to tools, honing their craft as they went along.
The brothers focused on techniques and forms that factory machines could not reproduce. They worked tirelessly and methodically, and soon they were creating artistic sculptures that could only be made by a deft hand and a keen eye. Fratelli Lisi artisans have long drawn inspiration from nature to craft ornamental objets d’art that often serve a utilitarian purpose. A silver turtle figurine, for instance, may also secretly be a box for hiding small items or storing a button collection.
Not unlike Brandimarte, another Florentine silversmithing firm founded in the mid-century years that remains family-owned, Fratelli Lisi remains a family enterprise based in Florence, and the original vision and silversmithing methods have been passed down from generation to generation. For custom commissions, Fratelli Lisi designers begin by collaborating with the client, to get a rough idea of a form to sketch before production. Working from the sketch, the smiths introduce their expertise and artistry — what they collectively call "a touch of magic" — to create the final product.
On 1stDibs, find an assortment of Fratelli Lisi silver and serveware.
$1,655 / item
Ila Sterling Silver Frog
By Fratelli Lisi
Located in Milan, IT
Intricate workmanship imbues this decorative piece with a life of its own. Crafted from sterling silver by Florentine silversmith house Lisi Brothers, this statuette is chiseled and ...
Silver
$1,470 / item
Sterling Silver Rose
By Fratelli Lisi
Located in Milan, IT
At once symbolic and ornamental, the deft workmanship of the Florentine silversmith workshop Lisi Brothers achieves a life-likeness in this elegant sterling silver rose. The flower i...
Silver
Sterling Silver Bracelet "Isadora" by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
This bracelet in sterling silver is hand-hammered. It is also available in gold-plated brass. Jarrige's jewelry is more companion than ornament, heightening one's physical awarene...
Sterling Silver
High-Spire Seashell with Sterling Silver Overlay
By Buccellati
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage silvered sea shell. Comprising a high spire sea shell with silver overlay throughout. In the style of Ruzzetti & Gow or Buccellati. The ...
Silver
Buccelatti Sterling Silver Chick
By Buccellati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handmade in Italy. Hallmarked and stamped "Buccelatti."
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Clad Conch Shell
Located in Malibu, CA
An intricate natural conch shell clad in sterling silver showcasing it's sculptural ridges & beautiful organic form. The interior reveals a pearly white finish, adding contrast t...
Sheet Metal, Sterling Silver
Vintage Cartier Handmade Sterling Silver Shopping Bag
By Cartier
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This vintage sterling silver shopping bag was handmade by Cartier. The boutique-style shopping bag is designed to stand upright and features two arched handles composed of thick-gau...
Sterling Silver
Pair Of Weller Pottery Frogs
Located in Essex, MA
Made in Zanesville Ohio by Weller Pottery Works. These are two cute frogs in a hard stoneware ceramic. This type of glaze is called Coppertone designed by Rudolph Lorber
Pottery
Buccellati Sterling Silver duck figurine
By Buccellati
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sterling silver duck sculpture by Buccellati, with superb feather detailing and a refined naturalistic silhouette. An elegant and highly decorative Italian silver object. Hallmarked...
Sterling Silver
Vintage Cast Brass Frog Doorstep
Located in Sunshine, LA
A delightful vintage 20th century cast brass door-stop shaped as a charming bullfrog. This auspicious character would also make a wonderful object of curiosity within any shelf decor...
Brass
Vintage Silver Plate and Tortoise Frog by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century life size frog sculpture or object of art handcrafted in silver plate on bronze with a tortoise shell terrazzo back. Signed Maitland Smith on the bottom.
Silver Plate, Bronze
Sterling Silver Bear By Buccellati
By Buccellati
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture representing a bear and its cub in sterling silver Work of the Maison Buccellati around 1970 Very detailed texture of the fur, giving a realistic appearance The bear ...
Sterling Silver
Adorable Bronze Frog Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Eye catching bronze frog with great patina and character. Great indoors or in the garden. GG
Bronze
$3,000
H 8.67 in W 7.88 in D 5.91 in
Mid-Century Mexican Silver Plated Pitcher with Frogs decorated by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Mid-Century Mexican Silver Plated Pitcher with Frogs decoration by Los Castillo in great vintage condition and with fantastic patina. This is an exquisite a...
Precious Stone