FÉODOROVNA Alexandra, impératrice de Russie, (1798-1860)

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FÉODOROVNA Alexandra, impératrice de Russie, (1798-1860)
Glove in beige skin, edged with a white leather border with two small buttons, having belonged to the wife of Emperor Nicholas I (1796-1855), bears inside the trace of a Russian manufacturer's stamp. This precious historical souvenir is accompanied by an autograph letter signed "Tara", 3 pages, in-4°, explaining the origin of this glove: "Madam, since 1860, this glove is in an album of memories. I cannot tell you enough how pleasant it is to entrust it to you. You understand the cult of the past. It was on the very day after the painful news that, in Tsarskoe Selo, the faithful Mrs. Rohbeck gave me this glove worn by your grandmother, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, who, like Princess Charlotte of Prussia, had been so particularly kind to my mother that, as long as I have a glimmer of memory, I will remember her most deeply. Transferring to the younger generations the respectful affection that I had contracted when I was not yet seventy-two years old. I beg you to believe, Madam, that I will keep it until the death of your devoted and respectful Tara. Stains, tears, and foxing. 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 the Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia. Sale Beaussant Lefèvre, Hôtel Drouot, 13 November 2002. Sale Massol, Hôtel Drouot, December 6, 2010. Attached : de BEAUPRE Guy official trip of Tsar Nicolas II (1868-1918) in France. Autograph letter signed "Guy de Beaupré", addressed to his grandfather, Gustave de Reiset (1821- 1905), dated October 10, 1896, 3 pages, folio, text in French. Interesting letter in which the author evokes the great moments of the tsar's visit to Paris from October 5 to 9, 1896. A birth announcement made in the name of Guy de Beaupré, dated October 13, 1885, with envelope is enclosed. Stains, folds.
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