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Lot 270
The Personal Coat-of-Arms for Queen Emma of the Netherlands
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
1879-1934, cast iron with polychrome and gilt decoration, pairing the arms of the Netherlands with those of Waldeck and Pyrmont in Germany.

37 x 34 in.

108 lbs

From the Collection of a Gentleman, Florida

Queen Emma, a native of Waldeck and Pyrmont, was Queen consort of the Netherlands after her marriage to King William III in 1879. After Emma's husband died in 1890, their daughter ruled the Netherlands as Queen Wilhemina. Emma claimed the title Dowager Queen until her own death in 1934.

Damage / losses to crest; flaking paint.

$400 - 600