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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bluumz, post: 3071255, member: 649&quot;]And look who I found! He&#039;s actually on an inkwell... <i>and signed!</i></p><p>Wish he was mine!</p><p>Seller&#039;s info:</p><p>&quot;Bonfiglio Zaccagnini was born in Chieti- Italy in 1793 and died in Rome in 1867 and was best known for engraving Papal medals commemorating numerous events, as well as engraving Italian medals and coinage. Zaccagnini Prior to becoming an engraver for the papacy, and as others contemporary artist; he produced and sold cameos in Rome. However, based on my research, I haven&#039;t been able to identify any other cameos that are directly attributable to Bonfiglio Zaccagnini, making this piece an immensely rare piece.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Biographical resources suggest that Zaccagnini collaborated with the Cerbara brothers, Pietro Girometti, and Guiseppe Bianchi on engraving Italian medals. Zaccagnini was also an engraver of the Mint during the Papacy of Pius IX (1846 – 1878) during which time Giorgio Antonio Girardet worked under his tutelage. It is suggested that Zaccagnini was by nature prone to conflict with his superiors and he did not adhere to the morals of the time. This apparently precluded him from a brilliant government career and more official positions that would have been worthy of his wonderful engraving skills. Regardless, he managed to produce a significant amount of mainly Papal medals, but also Italian medals and coins during his lifetime. His work is presented in the British Museum and the Harvard Museum.&quot;</p><p>It had an eboo listing BIN/BO price of $4700 and did sell but I don&#039;t know the accepted offer amount (flippertools not working!)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/mWMAAOSwQHVfoup2/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/5LsAAOSwDphfoupd/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/DfsAAOSwoS9foupb/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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