Imperial Prince's whip.
Body covered with braided leather. Carved ivory handle with horse, stag and doe head.
Length: 66 cm.
With red morocco-covered frame containing a certificate from Baron de Richter, dated April 25, 1931:
"Madame, here are some slight explanations concerning the Imperial Prince's little riding crop. I got it from his coachman, who took it from the stables as a souvenir during the Tuileries fire. This long-suffering coachman still lives in a retirement home on the outskirts of Paris.
A.B.E. Second Empire period.
Provenance :
-Collections of M.le comte de Hanot d'Hartoy, Zurich (Maître Kundig), March 27, 1945.
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