Noble & Private Collections
Noble & Private Collections
Property from an Important European Collection
A large gilt-bronze chamberlain’s key for Duchess Maria Louisa of Bourbon-Parma, Princess of Bulgaria, last quarter 19th century
Lot closes
December 5, 03:52 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
Starting Bid
5,000 EUR
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Description
the crowned bow with conjoined LM monogram within a laurel surround, the beard also pierced with a LM monogram; together with a gilt-metal thread and silk sash with two tassels
Key: 19 cm high
Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Parma (1870-1899) was the eldest daughter of Robert I, the last reigning Duke of Parma (1848-1907) and Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1849-1882). She became Princess of Bulgaria upon her marriage to Ferdinand I (1861-1948), the then prince-regnant, who became Tsar after the Bulgarian Declaration of Independence in 1908. She was the mother of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria (1894-1943).