Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 16043 - Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History
Lot: 126

Documents
Italy
Silvio Pellico
Short, handwritten A.L.S. note on bluish paper, signed "Silvio Pellico". Typical folding creases and a couple of light age marks. Probably written in the 1840's, the note refers to Casa Barolo where he is arranging a meeting, Photo

Silvio Pellico (Italian: (1789 – 1854) was an Italian writer, poet, dramatist and patriot. He was the able secretary the management of the Conciliatore and was arrested on the charge of carbonarism and conveyed to the Santa Margherita prison. The sentence of death pronounced on him in February 1822 was finally commuted to fifteen years. On the death of his parents in 1838, he was received into the Casa Barolo, where he remained until his death, assisting the marchesa in her charities, and writing chiefly upon religious themes.

Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Estimate
£100 to £120