Image shows Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria's personal infantry officer's saber, undated photo. It fetched EUR 28,600 (GBP 24,705) at an auction in the city of Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Dorotheum/Newsflash)
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29 June 2023
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A 19th-century silk sunshade once owned by Empress Elisabeth of Austria has sold for an astonishing EUR 91,000, more than 10 times the auctioneer's estimate. Elisabeth - or Sisi to family and friends - was hailed as Europe's greatest beauty and known as the Princess Diana of her day. Sisi's...