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.
$39,250 / item
Sterling Silver Penguin Champagne Bottle Holder
By Fratelli Lisi
Located in Milan, IT
This is a sterling silver champagne bottle holder playfully modeled after a penguin. Its true-to-life quality is remarkable and makes it a very...
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Liquor Decanter Bottle Name Tags 7 Available
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful sterling silver liquor & wine decanter name tags. Marked sterling, some with hallmarks two marked made in Spain. They run the gamut from gin to...
Sterling Silver
$1,450
H 2.5 in Dm 7 in
Georgian 'George IV' Sterling Silver-Mounted Wood Wine/Champagne Bottle Coaster
By John & Thomas Settle
Located in New York, NY
Large, Georgian (George IV) Period, sterling silver-mounted wood wine/champagne bottle coaster, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1820, ...
Sterling Silver
$245
H 0.25 in W 4.5 in D 1.5 in
Danish Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Style Sterling Silver Bottle Opener
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern bottle opener was realized in Denmark, circa 1960. It features a neoclassical stylized scroll form base; a reeded body; as well as channel detailing a...
Sterling Silver
Danish COHR Sterling Bottle Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish sterling bottle opener, simple, elegant and sterling, sexy addition to the bar.
Sterling Silver
Victorian 1856 Sterling Silver Goblet
By Charles Thomas Fox & George Fox
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver goblet made by Charles Thomas Fox & George Fox; an addition to our wine and drinks related silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver goblet has a plain bell shaped form onto a waisted pedestal, to a circular spreading foot. The surface of the antique silver goblet is plain and unembellished. The circular spreading foot is encircled with an applied border to the rim and ornamented with the contemporary engraved crest of griffin's head erased and collared by a coronet. The interior of this antique English silver goblet...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Presentation Goblet / Cup
By Horace Woodward & Co. Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver presentation goblet/cup; an addition to our collection of presentation related silverware. This...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Tiffany Sterling Silver Decanter Set with Hawkes Glass Bottles
By Tiffany & Co., T. G. Hawkes & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern sterling silver decanter set. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Sterling silver frame with central pole on shaped base between two round and open wells. Pole has sliding mechanism with hinged hasp and bracket handle to which are mounted two decanter covers. The covers descend on two ovoid bottles with cut diaper ornament, and sterling silver collar. With lock and key...
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Goblets
By Martin & Hall
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver goblets; an addition to our range of wine and drink related silverware These exceptional anti...
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Mid-Century Cocktail Shaker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this American mid-century sterling silver cocktail shaker. With its sleek design and uber-modern look this piece will look gorgeous on your bar or liquor-ca...
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Bottle Opener
By Alvin Corporation
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Barware is very in now and sterling silver barware is especially sexy! We think this sterling silver bottle opener will look fabulous on ...
Sterling Silver
English Sterling Silver Crystal Decanter
Located in New York, NY
An English sterling silver and crystal spirits decanter, circa 20th century, England. A beautiful cut crystal spirits decanter with silver mount and c...
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Christening Mug
By Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver christening mug; an addition to our silver christening collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver christening mug has a tapering cylindrical form. The body of the antique silver christening mug...
Silver