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    Works of Art from the Collection of S.A.R. La Principessa Reale Maria Gabriella Di Savoia

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    27 June 2007

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    • PIEDMONTESE SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH
    Lot 83

    PIEDMONTESE SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

    PORTRAIT OF CARLO FELICE, KING OF SARDINIA, (1765-1831), BUST-LENGTH, IN UNIFORM, WEARING THE ORDER OF THE HOLY ANNUNCIATION AND THE ORDER OF SAINTS MAURICE AND LAZARUS

    Price realised

    GBP 2,880

    Estimate

    GBP 500 - GBP 800

    This lot is offered without a reserve

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    PIEDMONTESE SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
    Portrait of Carlo Felice, King of Sardinia, (1765-1831), bust-length, in uniform, wearing the Order of the Holy Annunciation and the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
    with indistinct inscription 'Carlo Felice Re di Sardegna' (on the stretcher)
    oil on canvas
    19 x 14 in. (48.3 x 35.5 cm.)

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    Lot Essay

    Carlo Felice, King of Sardinia, (1765-1831) was the son of Vittorio Amedeo III, King of Sardinia, (1726-1796). He married Maria Cristina, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, (1779-1849) by proxy in 1807.

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    This lot is offered without reserve.
    VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium


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