Monogrammed C.F., prob. Christian Frank (19th C.): A Viennese portrait bust of Empress Elisabeth, biscuit and porcelain, dated 1856, ca. 1858

H 33,5 cm

This gracefully modelled biscuit bust on a round porcelain base with the imperial coat of arms in gold-plated relief. Incised monogram CF and the year 1856 on the back, pressed shield and year stamp 858 and a number. 

Elisabeth (born Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria; 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898), nicknamed Sisi or Sissi, was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898 (link).

Provenance:

- Sotheby's, Regensburg, 'Die Fürstliche Sammlung Thurn und Taxis', 19-21 October 1993, lot 2180 (StE 2425; Schloss St. Emmeram).