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Lot Essay
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884) was eighth child of Queen Victoria. He married Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1826-1920) in St. George's Chapel, Windsor in April 1882. The couple had two children, Princess Alice, later Countess of Athlone, born in 1883 and Prince Charles Edward, who was born posthumously in 1884, following his father's death after a fall at Cannes.
Empress Eugenie of France (1826-1920) was the consort of Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873). They were married in Paris in 1853. Born Eugenie de Montijo, in Granada, Spain, she was educated at the fashionable convent of the Sacre-Coeur in Paris. A woman of great elegance, beauty and charm, she contributed greatly to the grandeur of the French court and was the leader of European fashion. Following the fall of the Second Empire in 1870 Empress Eugenie and her husband lived in exile in England. The emperor died in 1873. During her long widowhood the Empress was a regular guest of Queen Victoria and a close friend of the Royal family.
Christie's is grateful to Matthew Winterbottom of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford for the identification of the engraved cyphers.
Empress Eugenie of France (1826-1920) was the consort of Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873). They were married in Paris in 1853. Born Eugenie de Montijo, in Granada, Spain, she was educated at the fashionable convent of the Sacre-Coeur in Paris. A woman of great elegance, beauty and charm, she contributed greatly to the grandeur of the French court and was the leader of European fashion. Following the fall of the Second Empire in 1870 Empress Eugenie and her husband lived in exile in England. The emperor died in 1873. During her long widowhood the Empress was a regular guest of Queen Victoria and a close friend of the Royal family.
Christie's is grateful to Matthew Winterbottom of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford for the identification of the engraved cyphers.