Archduke Johann (1782-1859) pocket knife in the form of Emperor Napoleon I,
mother-of-pearl application, 8 short blades, length 8 cm, handwritten letter with confirmation of provenance enclosed, c. 1830, (Lu)
The confirmation of provenance reads:“Lieber Vinzenz! Dieses Messer gebe ich dir zu deinem 45 Geburtstag. Selbes hat dein Urgroßvater von seiner k. u. k. Hoheit Erzherzog Johann in den dreissiger Jahren zum Federschneiden bekommen, weil man damals keine Stahlfedern hatte nur mit Gansfedern schrieb. Nehme es zum Andenken von mir an, es ist, oder stellt Napoleon den ersten vor.” [Dear Vinzenz! I’m giving you this knife on your 45th birthday. Your grandfather received it from His Imperial and Royal Highness the Archduke Johann in the ‘30s to cut feathers, since back then steel pens didn’t exist and one still wrote only with actual goose quills. Please accept it in memory of me. It depicts Napoleon I] Provenance:
Vinzenz Huber (1771-1853), mayor of Bruck an der Mur, ‘Hammerherr’ (owner of a hammer mill) in Mürzzuschlag, friend of Archduke Johann.
Esperto: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363
antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at
30.10.2017 - 14:00
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EUR 500,- a EUR 1.000,-
Archduke Johann (1782-1859) pocket knife in the form of Emperor Napoleon I,
mother-of-pearl application, 8 short blades, length 8 cm, handwritten letter with confirmation of provenance enclosed, c. 1830, (Lu)
The confirmation of provenance reads:“Lieber Vinzenz! Dieses Messer gebe ich dir zu deinem 45 Geburtstag. Selbes hat dein Urgroßvater von seiner k. u. k. Hoheit Erzherzog Johann in den dreissiger Jahren zum Federschneiden bekommen, weil man damals keine Stahlfedern hatte nur mit Gansfedern schrieb. Nehme es zum Andenken von mir an, es ist, oder stellt Napoleon den ersten vor.” [Dear Vinzenz! I’m giving you this knife on your 45th birthday. Your grandfather received it from His Imperial and Royal Highness the Archduke Johann in the ‘30s to cut feathers, since back then steel pens didn’t exist and one still wrote only with actual goose quills. Please accept it in memory of me. It depicts Napoleon I] Provenance:
Vinzenz Huber (1771-1853), mayor of Bruck an der Mur, ‘Hammerherr’ (owner of a hammer mill) in Mürzzuschlag, friend of Archduke Johann.
Esperto: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363
antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at
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| Asta: | Casa Imperiale e oggetti d'epoca |
| Tipo d'asta: | Asta in sala |
| Data: | 30.10.2017 - 14:00 |
| Luogo dell'asta: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Esposizione: | 21.10. - 30.10.2017 |
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