Lot Essay
Nymphenburg Palace is a baroque schloss and the summer residence of the Bavarian kings. Nymphenburg contains a Gallery of Beauty with 36 paintings of ladies, many reputed to be his mistresses.
Details
A rectangular velvet frame with gilt-metal surround inset with seven decorative miniatures of young ladies
including Auguste Strobl, Nanette Kaula, Lola Montez, Anna Hillmayer, and others, with King Ludwig I (1786-1868) in ermine robes (after Stieler)
on ivorine, with added signatures
ovals, 1¾ in. (45 mm.) and 2¼ in. (57 mm.) high
including Auguste Strobl, Nanette Kaula, Lola Montez, Anna Hillmayer, and others, with King Ludwig I (1786-1868) in ermine robes (after Stieler)
on ivorine, with added signatures
ovals, 1¾ in. (45 mm.) and 2¼ in. (57 mm.) high
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium