2008. "One Artwork, one history" Francesco Exibition
"Francesco Torrini: from the Old Bridge to Camden Hill"
The primary focus of 2008 included in the exhibition
"A Work, a History" was dedicated to Francesco Torrini,
the eponymous ancestor of the famous Florentine
goldsmith family, whose trademark was registered in 1369
in Florence, the oldest in the world for continuity family run.
The exhibition "Francesco Torrini (1676-1735): from the
Old Bridge to Camden Hill", curated by Laura Bresciani,
has allowed us to see close up a beautiful eighteenth-century
brooch with diamonds finely crafted and a value corresponding
to the weight of 300 florins 'gold (€ 45.000 at present).
The brooch was made from Francesco Torrini, that in the Florence
of 700 was the owner of a goldsmith and silversmith's
workshop on the Old Bridge, where he practiced his profession along
with four of his aides. The jewel in diamond was found accidentally
in London in 1978 to Camden Hill Market, preserves the ancient
Torrini trademark registered in Florence in 1369 to the
Blacksmiths and Cuirass Maker guild of Florence and is without doubt
a rarity for refined processing techniques and cultural and historic value.