Austrian School, circa 1760

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Austrian School, circa 1760
Countess Cavriani, facing right in blue dress with lace neckline and at her sleeves, blue ribbon choker, a pink stole over her shoulders, powdered hair
in hinged reeded silvered mount within fishskin case with clout work
oval, 26in. (61mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration

Lot Essay

Gabriela Countess Kohry, ne Countess Cavriani (Vienna 1736-Vienna 1803) was the daughter of Maximilian Guidobald Count Cavriani, Obristhofmeister of Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria. The mother of the Hungarian Court Chancellor Franz Prince Kohary (1766-1826), she was the ancestor of many European princely families including Emperor Charles I of Austria.

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