The Austrian emperor's underwear wasn't much of a draw. But his wife's riding hat fetched 134,500 euros (nearly USD 190,000).
The two items were among the personal articles from the family of Franz Josef I, Austria's last emperor, that went under the hammer yesterday at a prestigious Vienna auction house.
Also on offer were a lock of his hair as a child, two cigars from the imperial humidor and Empress Elisabeth ermine hand-warmer.
The winning bid for the riding hat outdid expectations. Not so for Franz Josef's monogrammed tighty-whities. They went for their estimated value, 2,500 euros (about USD 3,500).
