Marie Amélie of Orléans & Dom Carlos of Braganza – Royal...

A rare and exceptionally decorative commemorative sheet for the royal wedding of the later Portuguese King Carlos I to Princess Marie Amélie of Orléans. The elaborately designed ceremonial print combines representative chromolithography with a contemporary homage poem and documents a significant dynastic event of European high nobility. À Son Altesse Royale la Princesse Marie Amélie d'Orléans à l'occasion de son mariage avec Son Altesse Royale le Prince D. Carlos Duc de Bragance. Lisbon, May 22, 1886. Large-format ceremonial print in chromolithography, sheet size about 40 × 30 cm, printed in black, blue and red within a magnificent multicolored and gilded ornamental border, with the coats of arms of the houses of Orléans and Braganza. The print was produced on the occasion of the marriage of Princess Marie Amélie of Orléans (1865–1951) to Dom Carlos, Duke of Braganza (1863–1908), the then Portuguese Crown Prince and later King Carlos I of Portugal. The sheet contains an extensive French homage poem to the bridal couple and bears the dating “Lisbonne, le 22 Mai 1886.” The ceremonial print was issued by the significant French-Portuguese printer François & Adolphe Lallemant in Lisbon as a representative homage address. Such occasion prints were typically distributed to members of the court, distinguished guests, diplomats, or other high-ranking individuals and were not intended for general book markets. Despite extensive research, no bibliographic trace nor another copy could be found in libraries or trade, underscoring the extraordinary rarity of this royal commemorative print. The sheet combines collecting areas of Portugal, monarchy, House of Orléans, House of Braganza, as well as decorative 19th-century ephemera and possesses both historical and aesthetic appeal. Original mid-folds as issued. A small tear along a fold was on the reverse professionally backed with an old paper strip; overall an attractive, clean, and decorative exemplar with fresh colors and a very beautiful overall impression.

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