1874 The arrival of Paolo Bajocchi

His son Paolo, a talented goldsmith, came to Cairo in 1874 during the reign of Khedive Ismail. He established him self in the European district, at that time, of Mouski. Following the financial crisis of 1878, he returned to Rome and worked as technical director with the title Capo d'Arte "Master of Arts" of the goldsmith institute Pio IX.