Cattaneo’s Letter to Sestini

[Milan]. Cattaneo, Giuseppe. LETTERA DI G. C. AL SIGNOR DOMENICO SESTINI SOPRA DUE MEDAGLIE GRECHE DEL REALE GABINETTO DI MILANO. Seconda impressione, cui si aggiunge un articolo di confutazione del Signor T. Du Mersan e la difesa dell’ autore. Milano: Nella Stamperia Reale, 1811. 8vo, later full tan morocco; spine lettered in brown. 120 pages; 3 engraved plates. Stamp of Solivani Pato; printed label on title. Near fine. Writing of the cabinet at Milan, Babelon states: “During the time of Napoleon, in 1808, the Keeper of the collection, Giuseppe Cattaneo, bought 5,000 Roman coins from the Duc de Corigliano-Saluzzo for the price of 30,000 livres; they had once belonged to Félix Caronni. Cattaneo also bought 1,700 coins from Millingen, for 20,000 livres, and the collection of the Marquis Anguissola for 10,000 livres; and finally, in 1811, the vast collection of Enrico Sanclemente, Father Superior of the order of Saint Romuald. Cattaneo remained keeper of the Brera Museum until 1842.” Babelon 131.