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Monogrammed C.F., prob. Christian Frank (19th C.): A Viennese portrait bust of Empress Elisabeth, biscuit and porcelain, dated 1856, ca. 1858 Monogrammed C.F., prob....
Monogrammed C.F., prob. Christian Frank (19th... Lot n° 450
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Monogrammed C.F., prob. Christian Frank (19th C.): A Viennese portrait bust of Empress Elisabeth, cookie and porcelain, dated 1856, ca. 1858
H 33,5 cm
This gracefully modelled cookie bust on a round porcelain base with the imperial coat of arms in gold-plated relief. Incised monogram CF and the year 1856 on the back, pressed shield and year stamp 858 and a number.
Elisabeth (born Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria; 24 December 1837 - 10 September 1898), nicknamed Sisi or Sissi, was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898 (link).
Provenance:
- Sotheby's, Regensburg, 'Die Furstliche Sammlung Thurn und Taxis', 19-21 October 1993, lot 2180 (StE 2425; Schloss St. Emmeram).
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