Lot n° 147
Estimation :
1200 - 1500
EUR
ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA, Empress of Russia, - Lot 147
ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA, Empress of Russia,
born Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860).
Chamois glove, edged with a white leather edging with two small buttons, which once belonged to the wife of Emperor Nicholas I (1796-1855), bears the trace of a Russian manufacturer's stamp on the inside. This precious historical souvenir is accompanied by an autograph letter signed "Tara", 3 pages, in-4°, text in French, explaining the origin of this glove: "Madam, since 1860, this glove is in a souvenir album. I can't tell you enough how nice it is for me to entrust it to you. You understand the cult of the past. It was the very day after the painful news that, at Tsarskoe Selo, the faithful Mrs. Rohbeck gave me this glove worn by your grandmother, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, who, like Princess Charlotte of Prussia, had already been so good to my mother that as long as I have a glimmer of memory, I will keep a very deep memory of it. Carrying forward to the younger generation the respectful affection I had acquired when I was not seventy-two years old. I beg you to believe, Madam, that I will keep it until the death of your devoted and respectful Tara". Provenance: offered by the former owner to a member of the Romanoff family, descendant of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, living in France, most probably Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia. Beaussant Lefèvre Paris-Drouot sale, 13 November 2002, then Massol Paris-Drouot sale 6 December 2010.
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