Porcelain figurines, a white faux-leather sofa and a foosball table: these are among the items in a House of Savoy auction, providing a rare glimpse into the everyday life of royals.
More than 200 objects are going under the hammer this week, drawn from the former Geneva home of Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy—the son of the last king of Italy, Umberto II—and his wife Marina.
In all, the objects being sold by the couple are expected to fetch between 100,000 and 150,000 Swiss francs . Vittorio Emanuele is the 86-year-old head of the House of Savoy, whose family was forced to leave Italy after the monarchy was abolished in 1946. "It belonged to crown prince Emanuele Filiberto, a 20th century rock and roll prince with tattooed arms," he said.
Vittorio Emanuele was born in Naples in 1937, less than a decade before the monarchy ended and his family was forced to leave Italy.
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