CHEST WITH ROYAL MONOGRAM. MAHOGANY, METAL. SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY.
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Reference: ZF1170
Box or casket with a royal monogram. Mahogany wood, metal. Spain, 19th century. It has slight damage. Rectangular box with a flat lid and a keyhole on the front decorated with metal appliqués on the corners, edges, handles, etc. A fleur-de-lis is featured beneath the keyhole. The lid features a central motif with fleur-de-lis and a crowned M, and alternating crowned castles and lions in the corners. This emblem (and the fact that it is accompanied by lions and castles, alluding to Castilian heraldry) is reminiscent of the royal monograms that, apparently, all members of the royal family had in the past to mark their belongings. In this case, it is possible that it refers to Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Palermo, 1806-Sainte-Adresse, 1878), wife of Ferdinand VII and regent during the minority of Isabella II. However, we must remember Maria Cristina of Habsburg-Lorraine or of Austria (1858-1929), wife of Alfonso XII. The emblem of Maria de las Mercedes de Orleans y Borbón (Madrid, 1860-1878), wife of Alfonso XII, usually appeared with two capital "Ms".
· Size: 78x31x24 cms.
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