The Goldberger family's patent of nobility
Vienna: July 17, 1869, Leather binding with metal appliqués (crowned monogram). 7 pages, calligraphy with gilt highlights, borders and coat of arms, paper seal with silhouette decoration.
According to the authentication clause dated July 17, 1869, the present document is an authentic copy of the royal grant dated November 1, 1867, which was also entered in the Royal Books. The only thing that reveals about the copy, apart from the clause, is that the royal seal is replaced by the “place of seal (“P. H.”), so in all other respects it presumably follows the original grant letter faithfully.
The Goldbergers were one of the best-known textile manufacturing families in 19th-century Hungary. They had already made a name for themselves in the first half of the century, producing uniforms for the Hungarian army during the 1848–49 revolution and war of independence, and for this reason they had to pay a tribute after the suppression of the war of independence. At this time, her widow, Erzsébet Adler, took over the management of the company after her deceased husband. In 1857, while visiting Budapest, Franz Joseph visited the Goldberger factory as a sign of forgiveness for their behavior during the war of independence. After Erzsébet Adler retired in 1861, her sons continued the business. The best-known and last member of the family was Leó Goldberger, who contributed greatly to the modernization of the Hungarian textile industry at the beginning of the century. He fell victim to the Nazi Holocaust in Mauthausen in 1944.
Magnificent copy of the patent of nobility for the 14 children of the prominent Jewish textile industrialist and head of the company Samuel F. Goldberger and Sons.
Price: €8,000.00