Fireboks, Fire-Dogs, Chenets - young Queen Victoria (2) - Iron (cast) - 19th century
The Jan van Waning Collection of Royal Memorabilia Auction
Kings and emperors, depicted on various objects often serve a commemorative occasion: a marriage, a birth or state visit. Yet, some show a war or demise of a monarchy. This diverse collection of Royal Memorabilia was brought together by Jan van Waning. Traditionally, kings and emperors are depicted on prints, paintings, coins and tokens. But there are many more ways to display the king or queen: portraits or statuettes in porcelain, crystal, bronze, silver and gold for example. Nowadays crowned heads even adorn packages of consumer items such as alcoholic beverages, biscuit tins, tea towels and teaspoons. Such objects often serve to commemorate happy occasions: a marriage, a birth, a trip or a state visit. However some of these objects might literally show the other side of the coin. The lots offered in “The Jan van Waning Collection of Royal Memorabilia” auction give a lively picture of hundreds of years of European royal houses and have been on display in the 2012 Rotterdam sales exhibition “Everything for the Crown”. See also: https://www.facebook.com/jan.vanwaning/videos/10207846739144066?sfns=1
Kings and emperors, depicted on various objects often serve a commemorative occasion: a marriage, a birth or state visit. Yet, some show a war or demise of a monarchy. This diverse collection of Royal Memorabilia was brought together by Jan van Waning. Traditionally, kings and emperors are depicted on prints, paintings, coins and tokens. But there are many more ways to display the king or queen: portraits or statuettes in porcelain, crystal, bronze, silver and gold for example. Nowadays crowned heads even adorn packages of consumer items such as alcoholic beverages, biscuit tins, tea towels and teaspoons. Such objects often serve to commemorate happy occasions: a marriage, a birth, a trip or a state visit. However some of these objects might literally show the other side of the coin. The lots offered in “The Jan van Waning Collection of Royal Memorabilia” auction give a lively picture of hundreds of years of European royal houses and have been on display in the 2012 Rotterdam sales exhibition “Everything for the Crown”. See also: https://www.facebook.com/jan.vanwaning/videos/10207846739144066?sfns=1
Imperial Eagle - Napoleon III - Bois Durci - 19th century
Queen Victoria, 1819 - 1901 - Framed printed mourning card - 1901
Will's Cigarettes, Royal Cards (11) - Paper - Early 20th century
Etching / Aquatint - Le Comte d'Artois et sa Soeur - Paper - Late 18th century
Coronation and Marriage Cups (3) - Iron and Enamel - 1898, 1898 & 1901
Royal Alliance Coat of Arms: De Bourbon - Leszcynska - Engraving in frame - 18th century
Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra - busts (2) - Opalin glass - 1908
Fireboks, Fire-Dogs, Chenets - probably Louis Philippe (2) - Iron (cast) - 19th century
History tokens Oranje-Nassau 1930 (15) - Bronze - 1930
King Leopold and Queen Astrid - 2 portraits woven in fabric, framed - Early 20th century
Ornament - Prussian Eagle - Bronze (gilt) - probably 18th century
La Famille Impériale - Napoléon III, Eugénie and le Prince Impériale - Paper, Color litho - about 1860
Charles X - silvered Kronings Medal - May 29, 1825
Snuff box - Louis XVIII - Tortoiseshell - 19th century
Napoleon Bonaparte - Bronze (patinated) - Early 20th century
A rare statuette depicting Napoleon V. - Bronze (gilt) - around 1900
Remembrance- Mourning card Napoleon IV - Embossed paper / cardboard - 1879
"Europas Herrscher" - Postcard in frame - Paper - before 1905
Cartoon - Tsar Nicholas II - Color litho - Late 19th century
Russian vodka bottles; Alexander III & Sadi Carnot (3) - Glass - 1891
Plaque - King William III - Bois Durci - Second half 19th century
Bust - Napoleon III (1808-1873) - Glass - Late 19th century
Imperial eagles - Napoleon Bonaparte & Napoleon III (2) - Iron (cast) - 19th century
Nicholas II & Alexandra - Russian color print in frame 1894 - Second half 19th century
William III / William III (1650 - 1702) - Paper, Framed engraving - 18th / 19th century
Commemorative plaque Alexander III (Alliance Franco-Russe) - Bronze (patinated) - Second half 19th century
William I (1772 - 1843) - Paper, Framed steel engraving - 19th century
Tsar Alexander meets Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte on a raft - Colored aquatint in frame - 19th century
In memory of the royal wedding, Prince Bernhard and Princess Juliana - Bronze (patinated) - January 7, 1937
Maria de Medici (1575 - 1642) - Paper, Framed engraving - 19th century
Invitation from President Felix Fauvre - Cardboard - October 18, 1896
Marshal Guilliaume Brune (1763-1815) - Paper, Coloured lithograph - 19th century
Image - Napoleon Bonaparte - Iron (cast) - 19th century
Plaque, Napoleon III Empereur and Eugenie Emperatrice (2) - Bois Durci - dated 1859
Bust - Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793) - Biscuit Porcelain - 19th century
William II (1792-1850) - Paper, Framed lithograph - 19th century
From Princess Aurélie Ghika (1820-1904) (2) - Silver, Crystal - Mid 19th century
Plaque, Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra - Art Nouveau - Terracotta with table - dated 1901
Bust, Napoleon Bonaparte - composition stone, concrete - around 1900
William I (1772 - 1843) - Paper, Framed engraving - 19th century
Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback - certified copy - Musée de l'Armée - Resin - Second half 20th century
Louis Napoleon - Framed engraving - dated 1807
Figurine(s), Napoleon Bonaparte - Brass - 20th century
Box mounted with Russian coin - Nicholas II - Silver - 20th century
Plaque, Napoleon Bonaparte - Bronze - around 1900
Framed postcard - Nicholas II - Paper - around 1900
Louis Napoleon - Framed engraving - 19th century
Bust, Empress Eugénie (de Montijo 1826 - 1920) - Iron (cast) - Late 19th century
Figurine(s), Napoleon Bonaparte - Gilt, Iron (cast) - 19th century
Napoleon's return from Elba, at the Tuilliën in Paris, February 1815 - Colored aquatint in frame - 19th century
A set of 12 plates - "La Vie de Napoleon" - Ceramic - made between 1884 - 1920
Bust, Napoleon IV - Bronze - 19th century
Birth of Madame Royale: 19-12-1778, Versailles - Framed Litho (without glass) - 18th century
Bust - Napoleon Bonaparte, Bust - Napoleon Bonaparte - Lead - Early 20th century
Busts - King Albert and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (2) - Régule - around 1900
Bust, Napoleon Bonaparte - Porcelain - Early 20th century
Decorative plates - Napoleon Bonaparte (4) - Earthenware - Early 20th century
Napoleon and the Prussian army Eylau - Colored aquatint in frame - 19th century
Bust, Napoleon Bonaparte and Joséphine (2) - Biscuit Porcelain - Early 20th century
Sculpture, Napoleon Bonaparte - Porcelain - 19th century
Napoleon discussing burning Moscow, seen from the Kremlin - Colored aquatint in frame - 19th century
Louis XVI, Duke of Orléans, de la Faijette (3) - Framed Engravings - 19th century
La Famille Royale aux Tuileries, Les dernier Bourbons sur le trône de France. - Hand-colored etching in frame - circa 1816
Silver grapefruit spoons with an enamel weapon of the Kingdom of Spain (10) - Silver - 20th century
Franco-Russian Alliance - Alexander III and Sadi Carnot (2) - Chromolitho on Paper - 1892
Victor Emanuel III - bottle - Glass - Early 20th century
Print - Coronation of Nicholas II in Moscow - Paper - 19th / 20th century
Three portraits woven in silk - Nicholas II, George V, Victor Emanuël (3) - silk, cardboard, wood, glass - around 1900
Listed portraits - King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium - Brass - circa 1914/1915
Jewellery box, with the Romanov coat of arms - Bronze, Burrwood - around 1900
Napoleon Bonaparte - bottle - Glass - 19th century
Russian newspaper / magazine - Queen Victoria and family in Coburg - Paper - 1894
Invitation to Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik - Cardboard - January 28, 1928
Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625) - Paper, Framed engraving - 17th century
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