“Napoleon! Napoleon!”: the silence of Carlo Gustavo Rol (25 June 1903 – 20 September 1994) ended at the age of two. The collection of Napoleonic memorabilia curated by the sensitive from Turin, author of extraordinary phenomena (clairvoyance, prescience, bilocation, materialized and dissolved objects, telepathy, translation, levitation, elasticity of bodies to cross surfaces, healing, telekinesis) reported by scientists, intellectuals, artists has been linked to the most valuable collectibles in Europe. Rol’s collection (ancient watches and sculptures, objects of everyday life belonging to the emperor and his family) was embellished with rare relics: the sword of Napoleon I, the standard combined with Veliti soldiers (alias the regiment equipped with light weapons established by the Corso condottiero to install the Italian Royal Guard), the original letter of Napoleon accompanied by the phrase “God gave me it, woe to anyone who touches it!” referring to the iron crown placed on the head of the king of Italy (Milan, 26 May 1805).
The saga attributes to Napoleon the idea of abandoning the car in Marengo and continue the route to enter the cathedral of Milan. Rol had rearranged the ossuary dedicated to fallen warriors in Marengo and financed the partial restyling of Napoleon’s carriage despite the doubts of others about authenticity. The restoration of the French handcrafted bijou painted in pure gold, embellished with silvery velvets and arabesques, was continued by the Order of Mauritius and today Rol’s gift is on display to visitors at the hunting lodge of Stupinigi.
Rol observed the spirit inherent in the products suitable to preserve the memory of users: the nodal nodal nodal of the noble character was to give to close friends the collection of beautiful buttons detached from the French livery extracted from the subway of Marengo. It was the year 1955 and Rol was in Marengo: the genius dug out of the ground joined Rol to the gift of graceful art to excite everyone. The prodigality already concretized by the patron Giovanni Antonio Delavo is contagious.
