Lot Essay
Maria Adelaide of Austria, Queen of Sardinia (1822-1855), daughter of Archduke Rainer of Austria married her first cousin Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Sardinia (1820-1878) on 12 April 1842.
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Maria Adelaide, Queen of Sardinia (1822-1855), in white dress with lace collar, peach-coloured stole draped over her shoulders, gem-set and drop pearl brooch pinned at corsage, drop pearl earrings and lace cap in her upswept and plaited dark hair
Details
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, CIRCA 1850
Maria Adelaide, Queen of Sardinia (1822-1855), in white dress with lace collar, peach-coloured stole draped over her shoulders, gem-set and drop pearl brooch pinned at corsage, drop pearl earrings and lace cap in her upswept and plaited dark hair
oval, 1 in. (3 cm.) high, gilt-metal mount
Maria Adelaide, Queen of Sardinia (1822-1855), in white dress with lace collar, peach-coloured stole draped over her shoulders, gem-set and drop pearl brooch pinned at corsage, drop pearl earrings and lace cap in her upswept and plaited dark hair
oval, 1 in. (3 cm.) high, gilt-metal mount
Provenance
King Umberto II of Italy (1904-1983); (+) Sotheby's, Geneva, 12 November 1984, lot 86.
Special notice
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