LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Parcel-gilt Silver

Measurements:

36.42 in. (92.50 cm.) (height) by 34.45 in. (87.50 cm.) (width)

Description:

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Markings:

mark of Real Fabrica de Plateria de Martinez, Madrid; marked on one side

Provenance:

Part of an extensive toilet-service presented by the city of Madrid to Princess Maria Isabel of Portugal, Queen of Spain (1797-1818) on her marriage to King Ferdinand VII of Spain and returned on her death to her husband, King Ferdinand VII of Spain and by descent to his fourth wife, Princess Marie Christina of the Two Sicilies, Queen Consort, and by descent to her eldest daughter Queen Isabella II, Queen Regnant of Spain (1830-1904) and probably by descent to her eldest surviving son King Alfonso XII (1857-1885), following the exile and later abdication of his mother and by descent to his son King Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) who is presumed to have given it away prior to 1925 when the remains of the service which were still preserved at the Palace were published. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27-28 November 2012, lot 628, where acquired by the present owner.