Lot n° 372
Estimation :
150 - 200
EUR
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Result
: 500EUR
Important shepherdess with ear in walnut molded and carved. - Lot 372
Important shepherdess with ear in walnut molded and carved. The carved feet joined by a strut turned into a rosary in the neo-Gothic taste. Sage colored fabric upholstery. Period : end of the 19th century. Dimensions : 137 x 92 x 83 cm.
Armchair that belonged to Queen Victoria of Spain (1887-1969), wife of Alfonso XIII (1886-194) and grandmother of Juan Carlos I of Spain (born in 1938). Born into the family of Battenberg, she was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria (1819-1901), and the niece of Edward VII King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India. She was the godmother of Albert II of Monaco.
After the fall of the monarchy in Spain and the exile of 1931, the royal family left to live in France, Italy and England, before acquiring a castle in Switzerland near Lausanne. Queen Victoria died 38 years after leaving Spain in Switzerland. The Queen's remains are now with Alfonso XIII, in the Pantheon of the Kings at the Escorial Palace.
Swiss notarial deed attesting to the authenticity and ownership of the chair that belonged to Queen Victoria of Spain.
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