Lotto No. 172


Empress Charlotte of Mexico - Order of the Starry Cross with brilliants,


Empress Charlotte of Mexico - Order of the Starry Cross with brilliants, - Casa Imperiale e oggetti d'epoca

gold, enamel, diamonds, rubies, insignia with numerous old-cut diamonds, oval format, central cross with rubies, à jour, black silk bow, 6.5 x 4.5 cm, total gross weight c. 30 g, verso finely engraved, in original violet velvet case, cover with applied gold monogram of Empress Charlotte, c. 1860, (Lu)

Order of the Starry Cross, personal insignia of Empress Charlotte of Mexico, née Princess of Belgium (1840-1927). In 1857 she married Archduke Ferdinand Max (Emperor Maximilian of Mexico as of 1864) The Order of the Starry Cross with brilliants was worn only in rare cases, mostly by members of the Austrian Imperial Family. Versions with brilliants for the “Grand Mistress” of the Order are documented, e.g. for Empress Elisabeth and Empress Zita.

Provenance:
Empress Charlotte of Mexico, by inheritance to Archduchess Elisabeth (“Erszi”), only daughter of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, and heirs.

Esperto: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363

antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at

18.06.2019 - 14:00

Prezzo realizzato: **
EUR 161.900,-
Stima:
EUR 60.000,- a EUR 90.000,-

Empress Charlotte of Mexico - Order of the Starry Cross with brilliants,


gold, enamel, diamonds, rubies, insignia with numerous old-cut diamonds, oval format, central cross with rubies, à jour, black silk bow, 6.5 x 4.5 cm, total gross weight c. 30 g, verso finely engraved, in original violet velvet case, cover with applied gold monogram of Empress Charlotte, c. 1860, (Lu)

Order of the Starry Cross, personal insignia of Empress Charlotte of Mexico, née Princess of Belgium (1840-1927). In 1857 she married Archduke Ferdinand Max (Emperor Maximilian of Mexico as of 1864) The Order of the Starry Cross with brilliants was worn only in rare cases, mostly by members of the Austrian Imperial Family. Versions with brilliants for the “Grand Mistress” of the Order are documented, e.g. for Empress Elisabeth and Empress Zita.

Provenance:
Empress Charlotte of Mexico, by inheritance to Archduchess Elisabeth (“Erszi”), only daughter of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, and heirs.

Esperto: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363

antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at


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Asta: Casa Imperiale e oggetti d'epoca
Tipo d'asta: Asta in sala
Data: 18.06.2019 - 14:00
Luogo dell'asta: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Esposizione: 13.06. - 18.06.2019


** Prezzo d'acquisto comprensivo di tassa di vendita e IVA

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