Carlo Alberto (1798-1849), King of Sardinia, facing right in blue coat with silver frogging and silver-embroidered red collar, silver epaulette, white shirt and black stock

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CIRCLE OF PELAGIO PALAGI (1775-1860)
Carlo Alberto (1798-1849), King of Sardinia, facing right in blue coat with silver frogging and silver-embroidered red collar, silver epaulette, white shirt and black stock
inscribed and dated on the reverse '1835 S.M.'
rectangular, 1.13/16 x 1¼ in. (46 x 32 mm.), gilt-metal mount

Provenance

The Collection of King Umberto II of Italy (1904-1983); (+) Sotheby's, Geneva, 12 November 1984, lot 68.

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Lot Essay

Carlo Alberto, 7th Prince of Carignan, was Regent of the Kingdom of Sardinia for one week after the abdication of Vittorio Emanuele I in 1821, Viceroy of Sardinia in 1829 and King of Sardinia 1831-1849. He abdicated following his defeat by the Austrians in Novara in 1849. He married Maria Teresa, daughter of Ferdinando III, Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1817. A direct descendant of King Augustus the Strong, through his Saxon mother, he was one of the tallest men of his time.

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