Autograph letter signed (in the text).
8vo. 1 p. on bifolium. With autograph address and traces of seal. In French.
€ 250.00
To the numismatist and archaeologist Giulio Cordero di San Quintino (1778-1857), addressed as director of the Museo Egizio in Turin and member of the Accademia reale, informing him that he will not be home that night, and proposing a meeting on Friday: "Lascaris fait ses amitiés à son cher ami S. Quentin et le prévient qu'il est forcé de dîner dehors aujourd'hui. Il espère que son précieux ami voudra bien lui procurer le sensible plaisir d'être avec lui vendredi. Lascaris réitère à son incomparable ami [...]".
In 1824, San Quintino had been charged by King Charles Felix of Sardinia to organize and catalogue the collection of Egyptian antiquities acquired from the Franco-Italian collector and diplomat Bernardino Drovetti that formed the core of the new Museo Egizio.
Minor browning.
