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A damask linen napkin with the coat-of-arms of Maximilian I Joseph King of Bavaria

CIRCA 1806

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A damask linen napkin with the coat-of-arms of Maximilian I Joseph King of Bavaria
CIRCA 1806
The coat-of-arms supported to either side by a lion and beneath a royal crown, within a border of cornucopiae, sheafs of wheat and with crowned initials MJ to each corner
94.5 cm. x 84 cm.

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Lot Essay

Maximilian Joseph (1756-1825) became Kurfürst von Bayern (Maximilian IV. Joseph) in 1799. In 1806 he became King of Bavaria, the coat-of- arms on the present napkin are the first Royal coat-of-arms of Bavaria as introduced in 1806.

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