£200 - £300
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL PORTRAIT OF MARIE AMELIE QUEEN OF FRANCE (1782-1866) IN EXILE
Watercolour housed in a leather bound book
French Royal interest
Not examined out of frame
Private collection, purchased 20 years or so ago in Glasgow
Marie Amelie was the daughter of Ferdinand 1st of the Two Sicilies and Maria Carolina of Austria. She married Louis Phillippe, King of the French in 1809. She was the last Queen of France. Marie died in 1866 whilst in exile at Claremont House, Surrey aged 83. She is buried at the Royal Chapel, Dreux, France.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Free Registration
33.6% inc VAT*
Flat Fee Registration
30.00% inc VAT*
