THE MARRIAGE of the Duke of Orleans and the Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria was celebrated in the Chapel of the Hofburg, Vienna, at eleven o'clock on the 6th Nov 1896.
Among the many gifts sent to Vienna on the occasion of the marriage of the Duke of Orléans, we particularly noticed that of OEilletBlanc:
a delightful Louis XV fan, bearing on one side a view of the park of Versailles and a tuft of white carnations; from the other. the arms of France and. from Austria. This fan was handed over to Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Marie-Dorothée on Wednesday by Baron de Charnacé, president of the group, along with a safe address which included the names of all the members.
Chabron d’Ecurolles de Charnacé, president of Lillet Blanc, guest at the wedding of the Duc d’Orléans, was asked to deliver, on behalf of the group, a souvenir to Archduchess Marie-Dorothée.
It is a superb fan either from the workshops of Voisin-Richard, rue de la Paix, and of which here is the description: The front sheet is divided into two parts; on the left a large sheaf of white eyelets; on the right a motif representing the Latona fountain with a view of the green carpet, the grand canal and the park of Versailles. The back sheet includes a garland of conrant lilies around the fan in the middle, the adjoining crests of France and Austria surmounted by the royal crown. Everything was painted with as much art as finesse by MBe Rélin. The setting is made up of champÔJss subjects, Louis XV style, in gold, applied to mother-of-pearl leaves. This magnificent work of art is enclosed in a white satin case, the lid of which is decorated with the monogram of the Archduchess painted in colour, in the Marie Antoinette style, and surmounted by the royal crown. The fan is accompanied by an address written on a double sheet of vellum; the first is adorned with the joined escutcheons of France and Austria surmounted by the royal crown and supported by two cupids; at the bottom a gold shell on which is engraved the date of marriage November 5, 1896; all around a garland of lilies.
Quelle:Le Soleil;Moniteur Universel;Figaro;Archive Ursula Butschal;The Graphic;The Queen;
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