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The Civic Museum of the Seal is located in the historic center of the city of La Spezia. The Museum is located inside the ancient 17th century Paolotti convent. The Museum was born in 2000 thanks to the donation of the spouses Lilian and Euro Capellini. The collection was formed over thirty years of relationships and collaborations with the most famous auction houses. In 2013 the collection was enriched by the donation of the Fiocchi family and the Maulella family. Artifacts, artifacts and works of great value from Roman, medieval and Renaissance goldsmiths are part of the collections. The section of the Capellini Collection dedicated to the Liberty period stands out in the exhibition itinerary with artifacts in silver, ivory, tortoiseshell, semiprecious stones, shells, porcelain and bronze. The showcase that preserves the "small monuments" is curious: portraits of historical figures, bronze statuettes made by Joseph Bosio and metal handles with allegorical figures. Of great value in the collection are the seals from each family donation. In particular we remember: the Marchant seal in ivory and made by the merchant Marchant, one of the most important engravers of the eighteenth century; the Bonapartist seal, a male seal ring in gold with the depiction of the tomb of Helen and Napoleon; finally, the seal of friendship, in gold with the grip of a male hand that holds a female hand.

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Via del Prione, 236
19121 La Spezia

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