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Property from an Important European Collection

Italian, probably Rome, late 19th century

Rosary formerly in the possession of Sophie Charlotte, Duchess of Alençon, née Duchess in Bavaria (1847-1897)

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December 5, 03:50 PM GMT

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7,000 - 9,000 EUR

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Description

Italian, probably Rome, late 19th century

Rosary formerly in the possession of Sophie Charlotte, Duchess of Alençon, née Duchess in Bavaria (1847-1897)


lapis lazuli and gold

with a fitted red velvet covered case, the lid applied with three metal fleur-de-lys mounts, its interior stamped: FRATELLI BERETTI / NEGOZIANTI / di Oggetti sacri ecc. / ROMA / Piazza della Minerva, 67, and with a label inscribed: G[?]SAR Madame / La duchesse / d’Alençon

rosary: 76cm., 30in. overall

case: 24 by 8 by 3cm., 9½ by 3⅛ by 1¼in.

Sophie Charlotte, Duchess of Alençon, née Duchess in Bavaria (1847-1897)

Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847-1897) was the favourite sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi) and erstwhile fiancée of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. On 28 September 1868, she married Prince Ferdinand of Orléans, Duke of Alençon (1844-1910), the grandson of the late King Louis Philippe of France (1773-1850), at Possenhofen Castle near Starnberg. Sophie died under tragic and dramatic circumstances during the fire at the Bazar de la Charité in Paris in 1897.

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