Dorotheum auction with objects of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria

The next auction of Dorotheum dedicated toand Case of the Imperial 7 May 2015 offers a selection of everyday objects that belonged to the Empress Elisabeth of Austria (“Sissi the “Side”).
There is to be seen whether the boots white silk Empress were suitable to be used during his countless trips, in any case there is confirmation that were worn by her only once. Donated his personal maid, these boots are perfectly preserved and are offered at auction with an estimate of the 8.000 e i 14.000 Euro.
A travel set, writing and sewing personal Empress Elisabeth are kept in a box covered in red leather Moroccan and inside there is a mark that certifies the origin of the property of the Empress (estimated € 10.000 – 20.000). Also, There are items used daily by the Empress during her travels, including a toilet opinion: the bowl is glazed ceramic and is still preserved in its original box luggage made of wood and covered on the sides of deerskin. A silver plaque with monogram "E" and the Austrian imperial crown confirms the imperial provenance (€ 4.000 – 8.000).
A testimony of the opulence of the court of Emperor Ferdinand I, Emperor Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth is a table service consisting of white and gold 117 pieces (€ 20.000 – 30.000).
Instead it is a bitter witness the death certificate of the Empress Elizabeth, killed in Geneva during one of his countless trips, issued 10 September 1898 (€ 1.000 – 2.000).
In the Dorotheum auction are rare and precious objects of curiosity, not only from the Austrian imperial family, but also by other courts of Europe stands a tureen with cover of the French court, commissioned the Manufacture de Sèvres by Emperor Napoleon I on the occasion of the birth of his son. This museum piece is the culmination of the classic style and shows the son of the Emperor Napoleon in mythological scenes. Finely painted with many details is proposed with an estimate between 70.000 e i 90.000 Euro.

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