Lior

Lior, 2 rue de la Paix, Paris, circa 1860. Fine 18K gold and enamel, diamond-set keyless fob watch of Royal provenance, suspended from a small diamond-set brooch designed as a ribbon knot. Four body, "bassine ct filets " , engraved in a vermicelli pattern, cover and back panels of pink enamel with black champleve enamelled scalloped border, the cover centred with a rose-cut diamond inlaid fleur de lys, the back with a Royal crown. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with Roman numerals and red outer Arabic minute ring. Gold "fuseaux" hands. Notes Isabelle II, Queen of Spain (1830-1904) Provenance This watch is accompanied by a personal card from Le Prince L. Ch. de Bourbon-Sidle, attesting that it used to belong to 11.1\4. the Queen Isabelle II of Spain. Isabella II, Queen of Spain, from 1833 to 1868, was born on October 10, 1830, in Madrid and died on April 9, 1904, in Paris. Her troubled reign was marked by political instability and the rule of military politicians. Isabella 's failure to respond to growing demands for a more progressive regime, her questionable private life, and her political irresponsability contributed to the decline in monarchical strength and prestige that led to her deposition in the Revolution of 1868. The elder daughter of Ferdinand VII by his fourth wife, Maria Cristina, Isabella was proclaimed Queen on her father's death in 1833. Her right to succeed to the throne was disputed by supporters of her uncle, Don Carlos, and her accession pr Read more…