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Lot 1334 - A200 Decorative Arts - jeudi, 31. mars 2022, 10h00

TROMPE-L’ŒIL BOX DESIGNED AS A BOOK BEARING THE MONOGRAM OF GISELA OF AUSTRIA

Vienna, 1868. Made by Fr. Theyer, Purveyor to the Royal and Imperial Court, Vienna.
Walnut with four pink marble panels set in brass fillets, and four marble cabochons in the corners. Key area in rectangular pink marble. Central black-gray marble medallion with mirrored monogram 'G' below the Imperial crown of Austria in gilt bronze. The inside of the lid features two inlaid medallions. Manufacturer's marks of the Theyer company: 'Fr. Theyer, K.K. Hoflieferant Wien' & 'Stefansplatz 5 in Wien'. 1 key.
49.5 × 38 cm.


Provenance, according to historical sources:
- Sotheby's Auction, 5 July 1998, Lot No. 30.
- Private collection, Suisse romande.

Archduchess Gisela was the second-born daughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I and the famous Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi). At the age of 16, she married Prince Leopold of Bavaria on the initiative of her mother. Princess Gisela was highly esteemed at the court for her modesty and down-to-earthness. Her charitable character and commitment were evident during the First World War, when Princess Gisela set up a sanatorium for wounded soldiers in the Prince Leopold Palace, her ancestral palace. She died in 1932 as the last of the four children of Emperor Franz Josef I and Empress Elisabeth.

A house altar by Theyer for Archduke Franz Carl (1802-1878) shows great similarities in design, style, and use of materials (Dorotheum, Kaiserhaus und Historika Auction, 30 October 2017, Lot No. 138). Franz Theyer was a Purveyor of wooden items and ecclestiatical objects to the Royal and Imperial Court in Vienna.

CHF 5 000 / 7 000 | (€ 5 150 / 7 220)

Vendu pour CHF 5 000 (frais inclus)
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