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Lot 78: JOHANN MICHAEL HOLDER (GERMAN, 1796-1861)

Est: £600 GBP - £800 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 09, 2008

Item Overview

Description

JOHANN MICHAEL HOLDER (GERMAN, 1796-1861)
King William I of Württemberg (1781-1864), in blue uniform with red piping and gold epaulettes, wearing the cross of the Royal Württembergian Order of Frederick (founded 1830), the badge of the Royal Württembergian Order of Military Merit and one other badge; sky background
on ivory
oval, 1 7/8 in. (48 mm.) high, cast gilt-metal frame with putti and crown surmount

Artist or Maker

Notes

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
William Frederick Charles, son of King Frederick I of Württemberg and his first wife Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, married Charlotte of Bavaria in 1808 (and was divorced in 1814) and secondly Catherine Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia in 1816 and thirdly Pauline of Württemberg in 1820.

Auction Details

Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

by
Christie's
December 09, 2008, 10:30 AM WET

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK