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FRANZ JOSEF I

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FRANZ JOSEF I
(1830 - 1916) King of Hungary, the last significant Hapsburg monarch. Fine, ornate and unusually attractive D.S. "Franzjosef" 7pp. folio, Vienna, May 15, 1913, an elaborate Patent of Nobility award of Johann Paukert. Each page of the document is beautifully hand-calligraphied and gilded, with ornate decorative borders and hand-painted seals. Bound in sumptuous purple velvet with gilt imperial seal on the cover, and bearing an incredible, huge 4 3/4" red-wax Great Seal of the Empire enclosed in its own intricately-carved brass skippet showing the Seal, attached by a cord of gilt brass to the award binding. A most lavish and extraordinary presentation, in very good condition, with moderate wear to cover. Ideal for display.