Queen Natalija Obrećnović’s Salon

Queen Natalija Obrenović was a ruler of refined taste, and after her marriage to King Milan, she equipped the Serbian court with artistic period furniture of rich workmanship, porcelain, glass, silverware and other items from famous European workshops. The salon in the style of Napoleon III, which adorned their court, has been preserved in the original form, and consists of two sofas, four larger and two small armchairs. These pieces are upholstered and covered with beige atlas silk, with motifs of colorful flower bouquets, while the wood sections of the set are gilded. When she "divorced" King Milan, Queen Natalija gave this salon as a gift to her legal representative, the father of her close friend Ružica, the lawyer Milan Orešković.