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American billionaire Christopher Forbes has decided to auction off his collection of items from the Second French Empire. Here Forbes is shown standing between portraits of French emperor Napoleon III and his wife, Empress Eugénie.
The Daily Mail reports, “An unremarkable porcelain dish… has sold for £84,000 after it was found to be from the court of King Louis XV.”
A tremendously interesting post from novelist Catherine Delors’ blog, Versailles and More:
Marie-Anne-Victoire, the Infanta-Queen: Louis XV’s little fiancee
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