It is the summer of 1879 and the Westminster Industrial Exhibition is on.
Cristoforo Settaci wins a silver medal for his inlaid table top.
The below snip is from the London Chronicle of Friday June 20, 1979
One has to wonder: was this a regular occurrence for Cristoforo? Did he win these medals all the time? What did the inlaid table top look like? Are there still Setacci inlaid table tops from the 1880’s n existence , out there somewhere? Is it possible ? Maybe in a museum such as the Victoria & Albert ? Or maybe on a website that sells them, such as the one below?
And what ever happened to the silver medal Cristoforo was won? Has it been kept? Does someone, somewhere, in the family still have it? Or, again, is there one out there on Ebay somewhere ? Maybe we should buy this one, just for fun! It is in Illinois, and reasonably priced.
