Diamond brooch, late 19th century.
Estimate: CHF 3,000 – 5,000 / US$ 3,000 – 5,000
From the Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria
Pair of ruby and diamond earrings and a brooch, late 19th/early 20th century.
Estimate: CHF 150,000 – 250,000 / US$ 150,000 – 250,000
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Gem set and diamond brooch, late 19th century.
Estimate: CHF 15,000 – 25,000 / US$ 15,000 – 25,000
Given by Marie Anne de Savoie, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, to Princess Isabelle de Cröy, Archduchess Frédéric of Austria on the occasion of the birth of her daughter, Marie Anne of Austria, Princess Elie de Bourbon-Parme, in 1882.
Yellow sapphire and diamond brooch, early 20th century.
Estimate: CHF 40,000 – 65,000 / US$ 40,000 – 65,000
Given by Princess Isabelle de Cröy, Archduchess Friedrich of Austria, to her daughter, Archduchess Marie Anne of Austria, Princess Elie of Bourbon Parma.
Pair of diamond pendent earrings, first half of the 19th century.
Estimate: CHF 150,000 – 250,000 / US$ 150,000 – 250,000
From Marie Thérèse of Savoy, Duchess of Parma.
Pair of natural pearl and diamond pendants, early 19th century.
Estimate: CHF 30,000 – 50,000 / US$ 30,000 – 50,000
From the Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria, late 19th century.
Diamond brooch, circa 1880.
Estimate: CHF 8,000 – 12,000 / US$ 8,000 – 12,000
Given to the Archduchess Marie Anne of Austria, Princess Elie of Bourbon Parma, by her brother, Archduke Albrecht of Austria, for her 17th birthday.
Diamond brooch, late 18th century.
Estimate: CHF 50,000 – 80,000 / US$ 50,000 – 80,000
The double ribbon bow from Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.
Exceptional and historic natural pearl and diamond pendant, 18th century.
Estimate: CHF 995,000 – 1,990,000 / US$ 1,000,000 – 2,000,000
From Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.
To kick off this autumn’s worldwide tour of one of the most important royal jewellery collections ever to come to auction, the Royal Jewels from the Bourbon Parma Family will stop in Munich on 18 October for a day of exhibition before it goes to auction in Geneva on 12 November 2018. Spanning centuries of European history, from the reign of Louis XVI to the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this collection offers fascinating insights into the splendour of one of Europe’s most important royal dynasties. Click ahead to see highlights which will be on view at Sotheby’s Munich.
Exhibition: 18 October 2018
Odeonsplatz 16
80539 Munich
Germany