Antique Mid 1800's French Cast Metal Bust Figurine of Princess Eugenie Oil Lamp

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Hello, I am Marco and I will answer all questions welcome to my Auction and my E-bay Store >>> Check out my other items ! <<< Up For AUCTION is........Antique Mid 1800's French Cast Metal Bust Figurine of Princess Eugenie Oil LampVery Rare - hard to find oil lamp with cast metal bust of Napoleon III's wife Princess EugenieIt is in good used condition and the wick moves up and down freely when height adjustment is turnedHOWEVER>>> the burner is so tight on the lamp I have never had it off (to afraid of damage)A bit of wiki info on Eugenie: Below Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III (1826-1920) Empress Eugénie Maria Eugénia Ignacia Augustina Palafox de Guzmán Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick, 9th Countess de Teba, aka Eugénia de Montijo (May 5, 1826 - July 1920) was Empress of France (1853-1871). - Empress Eugénie - The future and last Empress of France was born in Granada, Spain to Don Cipriano Palafox de Guzmán y Portocarrero, Count de Teba, Count de Montijo, and his half-Scottish, half-Spanish wife, Maria Manuela Kirkpatrick, a daughter of the Scots-born William Kirkpatrick, a naturalized American citizen who became U. S. Consul to Malaga and later operated a wine bar. Her sister, Maria Francisca de Sales, aka Paca, inherited the Montijo title as well as other subsidiary family titles, married the duke of Alba, and died in 1860. According to some sources, Don Cipriano was not the father of his daughters, and rumor had it that Eugenia's father was actually a British diplomat, George William Frederick Villiers (1800-1870), later 4th Earl of Clarendon, who gained fame as British Foreign Secretary. The Countess de Teba, as Eugénia/Eugénie was known before her marriage, wed Emperor Napoleon III on January 30, 1853, not long after he had been rebuffed in his eager attempts to marry Queen Victoria's teenage niece Princess Adelaide von Hohenlohe-Langenburg. The Teba/Bonaparte union was not a match looked upon with complete delight. According to an article in The Times, "We learn with some amusement that this romantic event in the annals of the French Empire has called forth the strongest opposition, and provoked the utmost irritation. The Imperial family, the Council of Ministers, and even the lower coteries of the palace or its purlieus, all affect to regard this marriage as an amazing humiliation ...." Apparently, a 26-year-old Spanish countess was not considered nearly good enough for a Bonaparte (in any case, evidence suggests that the emperor was probably not even a blood Bonaparte, but the result of one of his mother's extramarital affairs). As she was educated and very intelligent, Eugénie's husband usually consulted her on important questions, and she acted as Regent during his absences. When the Second Empire was overthrown after France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), the empress and her husband took refuge in England, where she continued to live after his death in 1873. See all of the Pictures using the ZOOM feature For Fine Condition Details I Will Usually Have A RULER (Inches) In my Photos for exact size PAYMENT *After the end of the auction an email will be sent to the winning bidder with instructions on how to proceed with the payment. *Winning bidder must make payment arrangements within 3 days after auction end. If payment has not been received within 7 days of auction close, the item will be re-listed. SHIPPING?* We ship to CANADA and US only * The Shipping price is to the continental US only * If you live out side of the continental US please e mail us for a shipping quote. * This includes but not limited to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands. * Please contact us for shipping quote to Canada * We will attempt to ship your item within 48 hours after payment has been received. An email will be sent out to the Winning Bidder with the tracking number shortly after item leaves our warehouse * We DO NOT ship on weekends * If you won more than one item, you m... read more

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