VALSUANI BRONZE AUTHENTICATION
Death Certificates
Two death certificates provide crucial evidence for understanding the Valsuani family history and demolishing the Marcello myth.
Carlo Valsuani’s Death Certificate
- Date of Death: January 27, 1886
- Location: Crescenzago (now Milan)
- Age: Approximately 55 years
Original Italian Text
“L’anno milleottocento ottantasei, addì Ventisette di Gennaio… è morto Carlo Valsuani di anni cinquanta cinque…”
Chronological Analysis
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Carlo’s death | 1886 |
| Foundry establishment (documented: letterhead “FONDEE EN 1908”) | 1908 |
| Gap | 22 years |
Carlo could not have founded an enterprise that began twenty-two years after his death.
Claude Valsuani’s Death Certificate
- Date of Death: September 9, 1923
- Location: Malgrate, Italy
- Age: 47 years
- Profession: “industriale” (industrialist)
- Residence: Paris
Key Text
“figlio di fu Carlo”, “son of the late Carlo”
Even at Claude’s death, the official ecclesiastical record confirms Carlo as his father. The phrase “fu Carlo” (the late Carlo) explicitly acknowledges Carlo’s earlier death, consistent with the 1886 death certificate.
