18TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL ORNATELY CARVED TRUNK
overall deeply carved and painted scrolling leaf decoration, the hinged lid with the Hapsburg double eagle motif and unidentified crest, wrought iron side handles and lock, 30"h; 50.5"w; 27"d
The Austrian Hapsburg eagle appeared on Spanish and Spanish Colonial objects as a result of the branch that ruled Spain from 1516 to 1700.
The Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian was installed by Napoleon III in 1864 as emperor of Mexico. After the French withdrew from Mexico, and under pressure from the United States, per the orders of the president of the Mexican Republic, Maximilian was executed in Juarez in 1867.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Realized: $1,800 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 87 : 18TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL ORNATELY CARVED TRUNK
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