A pair of chocolate pots. Munich, 1859, Joseph II Westermayer (workshop taken over from Bartolome Mayrhofer in 1831) | Silver.
Munich, 1859, Joseph II Westermayer (workshop taken over from Bartolome Mayrhofer in 1831) | Silver. Marks: Munich Child with the year ’59’, MZ: ‘Mayrhofer’.
Height 17 cm. Total weight 1,108 g.
Slightly tapered vessel body on a recessed base ring. On the wall, crowned mirror monogram engraving of Ludwig II. (1845 Schloss Nymphenburg – 1886 Starnberger See).
Side ivory handles. Lift-off lid. With EU trade permit (CITES certificate and appraisal). This item is not legal to sell in the UK.
Provenance: from the estate of the Dukes of Bavaria.
King Ludwig II born 25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886), also called the Swan King or the Fairy Tale King (der Märchenkönig), was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886. ]
Ludwig ascended to the throne in 1864 at the age of 18. He increasingly withdrew from day-to-day affairs of state in favour of extravagant artistic and architectural projects. He commissioned the construction of lavish palaces: Neuschwanstein Castle, Linderhof Palace, and Herrenchiemsee. He was also a devoted patron of the composer Richard Wagner. Ludwig spent all his own private royal revenues (although not state funds as is commonly thought) on these projects.
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