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CIRCLE OF HEINRICH FRIEDRICH FÜGER (AUSTRO-GERMAN, 1751-1818)
Francis I (1768-1835), Emperor of Austria, when Archduke, in white coat, with red collar, black stock and white lace jabot wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece
On ivory
Oval, 57 mm. high, gilt-metal mount
Francis I (1768-1835), Emperor of Austria, when Archduke, in white coat, with red collar, black stock and white lace jabot wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece
On ivory
Oval, 57 mm. high, gilt-metal mount
Provenance
Collection of Katharina Schratt (1855-1940), famous actress at the Wiener Burgtheater and friend of Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria and his wife Sisi; her sale, Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, 21-25 November 1950, lot 727.
The late Dr Sali Guggenheim, Zurich; Christie's, Geneva, 16 May 1995, lot 118.
The late Dr Sali Guggenheim, Zurich; Christie's, Geneva, 16 May 1995, lot 118.
Special notice
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