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Zippo Intimita Hand Painted by Claudio Mazzi semi nude in original case with paperwork cert. DescriptionZIPPO COLLECTOR\'S DREAM!MAKE AN OFFER!Title of work: Intimita
Made For Italian Zippo Club
by master airbrush artist Claudio Mazzi!
New Zippo by Claudio Mazzi Limited Edition INTIMITA, #76Condition: mint
Hand painted (airbrushed) this seminude portrait limited edition was made for the Italian Zippo Club, ZCI (Zippo Club Italia) in 2004 The lighter is in mint condition the lighter is autographed and numbered on the side! A great addition to any Zippo collection!
With original box, and certificate of originality. Gorgeous work of art is numbered 76
ZIPPO BY MAZZI
During a prestigious motorsport event in 1996, Claudio Mazzi had the opportunity to meet the President of Zippo Italia. Intrigued by Mazzi\'s artwork, the President proposed that they start a new joint venture: “ Zippo by Mazzi “.
After the overwhelming response of a select group of Italian collectors to his first Zippos, Mazzi\'s inaugural collection was offered in the 1996 Zippo Italia catalogue.
In 1996, in Bradford, PA, birthplace of the Zippo lighter, Mazzi\'s entry took first place at the ZIPPO SWAP MEET. During the official sale some pieces brought record figures.
After this success the newborn Zippo Museum in Bradford, decided to set aside a space dedicated to Mazzi.
2000 was a crucial year for Mazzi: Zippo Manufacturing Company him to the Swap Meet in Bradford. During live demonstrations, collectors from all over the world had the opportunity to observe his work first hand and gain greater appreciation of his unparalleled talent.
2001 marked the birth of ZIPPO CLUB ITALIA and Zippo by Mazzi became the official lighters reserved to the members of the Club.
In 2006 Mazzi signed an agreement with Zippo Manufacturing Company to create a series of original paintings that would be printed on the lighter with the new “Pad Print “technology. The newly printed Zippo by Mazzi were distributed all over the world with great success.
Since January 2008 Zippo Club Italia started distribution of Zippo by Mazzi collections and now the collections are available for purchase by joining the Club.
Since 2008 Zippo by Mazzi are characterized by the “Zippo Certified Product “logo printed on their back This logo guarantees the authenticity of the product, backed by the Zippo guarantee.
How Mazzi creates a Zippo
The Zippo by Mazzi is a small workof art that is the result of much more than just that magicalinspiration of the moment; in actual fact its creation is quite a long and detail process.
First of all, the lighter has to be prepared: after having removed the insert, the lighter is carefully cleaned to remove any grease and than it is brushed to dull it; the hinge and logo on the backare covered with a sort of protectiv mask before being sprayed with the \"primer\", a paint usedas a base to help the painting adhere to the sureface of the Zippo.
After the sureface has been dulled again, the Zippo is finally painted white and is now ready to beairbrushed. The painting has been completed, but the work is not yet finished: the airbrush painting thenneeds to be protected with a transparent two-component protectiv paint; it is then dried andpolished by hand in order to remove any remaining impurities.
At this point, the insert is put back inside the lighter, and the Zippo is now ready to become a part of your or my collection.
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