Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico - a personal signet as Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy,
Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico - a personal signet as Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy,
silver plated metal, parcel-gilt, handle in the form of an anchor with rope, seal plate with finely engraved mirrored monogram "FM" with anchor and archducal crown, height 6.8 cm, c. 1860, (Lu)
Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian became enthusiastic about seafaring at a young age and undertook numerous long-distance journeys. Already at the age of 22 he was appointed commander of the Imperial & Royal Navy, devoting himself with great zeal to its reorganisation in the following years. He exercised this function from 1854 until 1861. An extremely interesting personal souvenir of the naval enthusiast Archduke and later Emperor of Mexico.
Provenance:
Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, Archduke Francis Charles, Crown Prince Rudolf, Archduchess Elisabeth (“Erszi”) and her descendants.
Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363
antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at
19.10.2020 - 14:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 8,960.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 3,000.- to EUR 6,000.-
Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico - a personal signet as Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy,
silver plated metal, parcel-gilt, handle in the form of an anchor with rope, seal plate with finely engraved mirrored monogram "FM" with anchor and archducal crown, height 6.8 cm, c. 1860, (Lu)
Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian became enthusiastic about seafaring at a young age and undertook numerous long-distance journeys. Already at the age of 22 he was appointed commander of the Imperial & Royal Navy, devoting himself with great zeal to its reorganisation in the following years. He exercised this function from 1854 until 1861. An extremely interesting personal souvenir of the naval enthusiast Archduke and later Emperor of Mexico.
Provenance:
Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, Archduke Francis Charles, Crown Prince Rudolf, Archduchess Elisabeth (“Erszi”) and her descendants.
Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363
antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Imperial Court Memorabilia and Historical Objects |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction with Live Bidding |
| Date: | 19.10.2020 - 14:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 14.10. - 19.10.2020 |
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