o understand the history of this antiques gallery, one needs to know the story of Ugo Camiciotti, its genial elderly owner. He moved to Paris when he was very young, where he gained the trust of the great tailor Pierre Balmain, for whom he was a kind of alter ego for almost twenty years. But Ugo's real passion was nineteenth-century French furniture - embellished with gold and other decoration, and with an elegant abundance of forms.
He returned to Florence in 1966 intent on opening his own antiques gallery, but the flood delayed matters for a year. But since 1967, the Galleria Camiciotti has been offering Florentines and non-Florentines alike splendid furniture and highly-elegant epoch furnishings (exclusively French), tastefully chosen by an experienced connoisseur.
For years Ugo has shared his experience and business with his nephew Stefano, a man of great artistic sensibility, whose advice is much sought-after by the discerning (and demanding) clientele of this Florentine corner of France.

Antichità Camiciotti Ugo e Stefano - Via di Santo Spirito 9 - 055294837