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Legendary Sissi, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 23 October 2020 - 11:00 (CEST) - Salle 10 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Mementos of the Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary look set to exceed their estimates effortlessly.

Box lined in green silk, with gilt and silver-plated bronze appliqué decoration with... Legendary Sissi, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary

Box lined in green silk, with gilt and silver-plated bronze appliqué decoration with the monogram of Elisabeth of Bavaria, Empress of Austria and Queen Hungary, framed with leafy foliage and the arms of the Bavarian family, 48 x 63 cm.
Estimate: €3,000/5,000

A hundred and twenty-two years after her assassination on the shore of Lake Geneva, the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria seems immortal. Her…
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FURNITURE OF A NORMAN CASTLE: CERAMICS, DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, ART OBJECTS, BEAUTIFUL FURNISHINGS AND CARPETS
Friday 23 October 2020 - 11:00 (CEST) - Live
Salle 10 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés
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