Orlando Pagliai began working as a silvermithrestorer in 1930; in 1980 his son Paolo moved the business to the Medieval Sapiti Tower opposite the church of San Jacopino Soprano.
Paolo Pagliai's workshop is a reference point for antiques dealers and collector. They turn to him for recostructions of missing parts of valuable antiques or for reproductions of antique flatwere that he makes with traditional casting methods. In addition, Pagliai has gained a large following among clients worldwide with his own, signed objects - that are always made with the old methods.