LOT 155
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Lot 155
A PAIR OF RUSSIAN IMPERIAL MINIATURE PORTRAITS, 19TH CENTURY. Depicting Tsar Alexander I in military uniform wearing bi-corne hat and the blue sash and breast star of the Order of St. Andrew. Contained in a gilt glazed frame with suspension loop. Verso with collection label of Bernard Franck. 2.6 inches x 2.5 inches (7 x 6 cm). Together with an oval bust profile portrait in grisaille of Grand Duke Constantine of Russia (son of Emperor Paul I). Contained in a locket style gilt metal glazed frame with suspension loop. Verso with two collection stamps, Bernard Franck and M. Brodsky. 2.1 inches x 1.8 inches (6 x 5 cm). (The second unillustrated)
Estimate:
$400 - 600
€ 280 - 420
The Tercentenary cross of 1913 was issued in memory of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty and presented to Orthodox Priests for exceptional merit.
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