Live Auction 2848European Noble and Private Collections incl. Fine Paintings
A set of eleven Austrian Royal silver-gilt tea-glass holders
Lot 97 SILVER FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE PRINCE HEINRICH VON UND ZU LIECHTENSTEIN (LOTS 97-116)

A set of eleven Austrian Royal silver-gilt tea-glass holders

MAKER'S MARK HD, VIENNA, CIRCA 1900, ALSO STRUCK WITH RETAILER'S MARK SCHWARZ & STEINER

Closed16 December 2010

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EUR 1,250

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A set of eleven Austrian Royal silver-gilt tea-glass holders
Maker's mark HD, Vienna, circa 1900, also struck with retailer's mark SCHWARZ & STEINER
Each on four bracket feet, the sides pierced and chased with diaperwork, flowers and scrolls, the front with shaped cartouche engraved with names and birth dates, marked on bases and sides
9.5 cm. high
1556 gr. (11)

Specialist note

Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein (1842-1907) married his cousin Henrietta Maria Norberta (1843-1931), the daughter of Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1796-1858). Together, they had ten children. The tea-glass holders are each engraved with the names and birth dates of the parents Alfred and Henriette, and nine of their children:
-Alfred- geboren 11. Juni 1842
-Henriette- geboren 6. Juni 1843
-Fanny- geboren 21. August 1866
-Franz- geboren 24. Jänner 1868
-Alois- geboren 17. Juni 1869
-Therese- geboren 9. September 1871
-Johannes- geboren 6. Jänner 1873
-Alfred- geboren 6. April 1875
-Heinrich- geboren 21. Juni 1877
-Karl-geboren 16. September 1878
-Georg Hartmann- geboren 22. Februar 1880