46,000 CHF
A Monsieur le Chevalier Airoldi Watch No. 3890, sold on 23 October 1823, for the sum of 1440 Francs. Gold watch with quarter-repeating. Notes History: According to the records this watch was returned to the workshop for overhaul on 26 August 1829, at the request of Chevalier Airoldi. CESARE AIROLDI Sicilian politician - Mineralogist (1774-1858) The Airoldi family had only' just arrived in Palermo, originating from Lombardy, when Cesare was born in 1774. As a student, he first studied Law, but his meeting with Spallanzani and the subsequent immersion in a thriving scientific milieu convinced the young man to abandon his legal studies and reorientate himself towards the natural sciences. When the French troops entered Sicily in 1796, Cesare Airoldi was busily engaged in the study of local minerals. However Cesare Airoldi's name began to be frequently mentioned in the political arena, following Lord Bentinck's decisive intervention in the affairs of the Bourbon family. His reputation - one of rectitude and impartiality - was often brought up in the negotiations which were to lead to the formation of the Castelnuovo-Belmont ministry. He was convokeTo the Sicilian Parliament in 1812 to expose his ideas on the reforms needed in the Kingdom. Although he clearly belonged to the Castelnuovo circle, he showed autonomy, encouraging the concept of a total and unimpaired freedom of the press, militating in favor of better representation and arguing for the immediate abolition of Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1991-04-14
