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A GILT-METAL RELIEF BUST OF PAOLO RUFFO DI BAGNARIA, PRINCIPE DI CASTELCICALA (1791-1866)

CIRCA 1859

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A GILT-METAL RELIEF BUST OF PAOLO RUFFO DI BAGNARIA, PRINCIPE DI CASTELCICALA (1791-1866)
CIRCA 1859
His medals applied with enamel and silver mounts, signed 'Giuseppe Barone F. Ed Offre. Palermo 1859' set in an ebonized wood circular frame with convex glass
11 in. (28 cm.) diameter overall

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Lot Essay

Paolo Ruffo di Bagnaria, Prince of Castelcicala, (1791-1866) was a Neapolitan statesman and ambassador to London from the court of Ferdinando II, King of the Two Sicilies, (1810-1859). From 1854-1860 he was appointed Luogotenente generale dei Reali domini al di la del Faro or governor-general by Ferdinando II.

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