04-06-201304-06-2013
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April 6, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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C.E. de Hahn & Co. (Tsarskoe Selo, Early 20th Century) Members of the Russian Imperial Family

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$1,722$1,400
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2645BLocation: BostonDate / Time: April 06, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

C.E. de Hahn & Co. (Tsarskoe Selo, Early 20th Century)

Members of the Russian Imperial Family, collodion print, c. 1900, depicting Tsar Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, and various Grand Dukes out for a stroll, mat with the firm's embossed trademark, framed, image size 6 5/8 x 8 1/2; together with a metal pin commemorating fifty years of Grand Duke Michail Nikolaevich as Inspector General of the Artillery, cast as crossed cannon barrels superimposed by the monogram "M" and the roman numeral "L" between the dates "1856" and "1906," and surmounted by the Imperial crown, ht. 2 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

Toning. Not examined out of frame.


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Keywords

C.E. de Hahn & Co., Russian Imperial Family, Alexandra, Empress, Inspector General, Nicholas II, metal pin, Tsar, Imperial crown