ATTRIBUTED TO GUGLIELMO FAIJA (1803-1873)

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细节

ATTRIBUTED TO GUGLIELMO FAIJA (1803-1873)
Leopold I (1790-1865), King of the Belgians, in the uniform of a colonel in the Belgian Cuirassiers, wearing the red sash and breast-star of the Belgian Order of Leopold, the star of the Order of the Black Eagle, and the badges of the Order of the Golden Fleece, St George, Saxe-Ernest, the Iron Cross, and other orders; red curtain background
on ivory
oval, 1 13/16 in. (46 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, the inner surmount with ribbon and bow cresting

来源

Christie's, London, 30 March 1976, lot 39 (as Perhaps by Ross).

注意事项

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

荣誉呈献

Matilda Burn

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拍品专文

Leopold I was the youngest son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Countess Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf. He married, in 1816, Princess Charlotte of Wales, daughter of George IV of Great Britain. Princess Charlotte died following the birth of a stillborn child in 1817. Had she survived, she would have become Queen and Leopold Prince Consort.