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Imperial Jewels
accessories, watches, cigarette cases and objets de vertu. Presented in combination, their superior expertise and the perfect design highlight the style and grandeur of the Court of the Habsburgs and allow us to cast an eye on the private life of these reigning Houses of Europe, at the time in which the Court of Vienna was at its height of power and opulence”. After the French revolution and the consequent fall of the French monarchy, Vienna underwent a rapid rise in the aristocratic panorama of Royal and Imperial courts of Europe, of which it became the most illustrious point of reference. The collection being auctioned is an extraordinary glimpse of the alliances, tastes and styles of the Houses of the Habsburgs, the Bourbon Parma, the Bourbons of the Two Sicilies and the Saxe-Coburg- Gotha, at the time in which they dictated the fashion trends at the Court, spread throughout Europe from the 19th century and for the next 100 years. The
In alto: collana con parte anteriore composta da grappoli incastonati con diamanti taglio circolare, alternati a maglie con diamanti taglio cuscino, circolare e a rosa. Dalla collezione della Principessa Maria Luisa di Borbone-Parma, Principessa consorte di Bulgaria (1870-1899). Köchert, 1890. A fianco: collana rivière a forma di linea graduata di diamanti taglio cuscino incastonati a pinza. Dalla collezione dell'Arciduchessa Maria Immacolata d'Austria-Toscana, Duchessa di Württemberg (1878-1968). Fine del XIX secolo.
Top: necklace with front part composed of clusters set with
circular-cut diamonds, alternated with links with cushion-
shaped, circular-cut and rose diamonds. From the collection of Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma, Princess consort of Bulgaria (1870-1899). Köchert, 1890. At the side: riviere necklace in the shape of graduated line of collet-set cushion-shaped diamonds. From the collection of the Archduchess Maria Immaculata of Austria-Tuscany, Duchess of Württemberg (1878-1968). Late 19th century.
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