Lot 5146* - ibid157 Mobilier, Pendules, Varia, Sculptures, Tapis - online only - mardi, 31. mars 2026, 9h30
CHAMBERLAIN'S KEY OF EMPEROR FRANZ I AND MARIA THERESIA
Austria, 18th century
Bronze with traces of gilding. Head with a crowned shield, monogrammed “MT” for Maria Theresa on one side and “FI” for Emperor Franz I on the other. Profiled shoulder, round hollow shaft with openwork bit.
H 16.2 cm.
Provenance:
See a similar example with an additional heart leaf on the head in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (inv. No. WS XIV 209) and another key in a private collection in: Jean-Josef Brunner: Der Schlüssel im Wandel der Zeit. Berne/Stuttgart 1988, p. 169.
Conditionreport:
- Gilding with losses, partially rusted<br>- Cross finial on the crown warped CHF 300 / 400 | (€ 310 / 410)
Vendu pour CHF 325 (frais inclus)