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A Bohemian ruby stained goblet and cover by August Böhm, Meistersdorf, circa 1840-50 image 1
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Lot 54

A Bohemian ruby stained goblet and cover by August Böhm, Meistersdorf, circa 1840-50

30 September 2015, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,250 inc. premium

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A Bohemian ruby stained goblet and cover by August Böhm, Meistersdorf, circa 1840-50

With a campana shaped bowl set with a chamfered square panel engraved with a portrait of Prince Józef Poniatowski in full uniform riding on a galloping horse, his sword hung by his side, his arm in a sling, a further rider holding a lance in the distance, the faceted stem with a central sharply-bladed knop and six-sided petal-cut foot cut with a star on the underside, 24cm high

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This goblet depicts Marshal Poniatowski during the retreat of the French army at the Battle of Leipzig in 1813, during which he died. The goblet was probably made to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his death.

Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski, the nephew of the last King of Poland Stanisław II Augustus, was a Polish general and later a Marshal of the French Empire. He was born and raised in Vienna but considered himself a Polish citizen, due to his close relationship with his uncle. After a number of years in the Austrian imperial army and various military and political campaigns in the Polish army, he eventually became Commander of the Polish branch of the French army under Napoleon I, whom he served loyally throughout the Russian campaign of 1812. During the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813 Poniatowski's arm was injured and Napoleon awarded him the rank of Maréchal d'Empire. The French army was defeated and started retreating on 19 October. In charge of the rear guard of the retreat, Prince Poniatowski died trying to cross the Weiße Elster river that same day. His remains were moved to Poland in 1817 and buried in Wawel cathedral in Kraków.

A further equestrian portrait goblet by August Böhm engraved with Poniatowski alongside General Kosciuszko was in the Klaus Biemann Collection, sold in these rooms 26 November 2014, lot 67.

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