Louis Antoine Henri de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien - box with hair of the duke,
gold, partly gilt silver, enamelled, pearls, of round form, hinged lid, internal hinged lid with mirror glass, on the inside engraved inscription: "Cheveux du Duc d'Enghien", containing hair of the duke in old inscribed paper, box diameter 3.8 cm, gross weight 48 g, France, first third of the 19th century, (Lu)
Louis Antoine Henri of Bourbon, Duke of Enghien (1772 - 1804), was kidnapped from Germany to France at the behest of Napoleon Bonaparte, and executed after a mock trial. The kidnapping and subsequent execution caused great outrage across Europe. The Minister of Police, Joseph Fouché, made the famous aphorism: “It is worse than a crime, it is a mistake”.
Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363
antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at
13.06.2023 - 16:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 4,420.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 2,500.- to EUR 5,000.-
Louis Antoine Henri de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien - box with hair of the duke,
gold, partly gilt silver, enamelled, pearls, of round form, hinged lid, internal hinged lid with mirror glass, on the inside engraved inscription: "Cheveux du Duc d'Enghien", containing hair of the duke in old inscribed paper, box diameter 3.8 cm, gross weight 48 g, France, first third of the 19th century, (Lu)
Louis Antoine Henri of Bourbon, Duke of Enghien (1772 - 1804), was kidnapped from Germany to France at the behest of Napoleon Bonaparte, and executed after a mock trial. The kidnapping and subsequent execution caused great outrage across Europe. The Minister of Police, Joseph Fouché, made the famous aphorism: “It is worse than a crime, it is a mistake”.
Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363
antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Imperial Court Memorabilia & Historical Objects |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction with Live Bidding |
| Date: | 13.06.2023 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 03.06. - 13.06.2023 |
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