Royal Wedding Ball Infanta Antonia Portugal Prince Hohenzollern Sigmaringen 1861
£175.00
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Royal Wedding Ball Infanta Antonia Portugal Prince Hohenzollern Sigmaringen 1861
£175.00
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Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.
Fine antique invitation to a royal wedding ball made by Maison Stern for Infanta Antónia of Portugal (1845-1913), daughter of Queen Maria II and sister of King Pedro V, to Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1835-1905), held at the Prussian Legation in Paris on 14th September 1861, they were married two days earlier on 12th September 1861, issued by Baron and Baroness de Rosenberg with the gracious permission of Their Majesties, addressed in manuscript to Count de La Rochefoucald, Secretary of the French Legation requesting his attendance at the ball at 9pm. Maison Stern specialised in engraving letter paper, invitations, announcements, monograms, signet rings, and greeting cards for members of royal families and aristocracy from around the world.
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Size: 23 x 18.5 cm approx
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Royal: Dom Pedro V
To Commemorate: Wedding
Type: Invitation
Royalty: German
Year: 1861
Manufacturer: Maison Stern
Theme: Royalty
Features: Antique
Country of Origin: Germany
Vintage: Yes