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23461showing portraits of the young Tsar and his Empress 2¼" x 1½" no place no date c. unknown
40306showing them both wearing seventeenth century court dress on the occasion of the last ball at the Winter Palace he is seated and she is standing next to him 5½" x 3½" no place St Petersburg no date The 1903 ball in the Winter Palace was a luxurious ball during the reign of the emperor Nicholas II of Russia was the last event of its type to be held in Russia. It was held in the Winter Palace Saint Petersburg in two stages on February 11th and 13th. All the visitors were in bejeweled 17th-century style costumes made from designs by the artist Sergey Solomko in collaboration with historical experts. unknown
27909showing the Tsar on a horse holding a sacred icon before his kneeling soldiers 5½" x 3½" taken during the Great War no date c. unknown
23868showing the Tsar three quarters length in uniform the card has a delightful art nouveau border 5½" x 3½" no place no date c. unknown
23443showing the Tsar & Tsarina together with 4 small pictures of The Emperor and Empress of Japan and their respective admirals of the Fleet printed title "Russia and Japan - The War in the Far East" 5½" x 3½" no place no date c. annotated underneath in another hand unknown
27654showing the family seated around the Tsar 5½" x 3½" no place no date c. unknown
23276showing the Tsar at his headquarters during the first World War when he had taken over Supreme Command of the Russian Army leaving the Empress in charge at home he is saluting 5½" x 3½" no place St Petersburg no date. c. unknown
25507showing the couple full length with the Tsar standing wearing military uniformnext to a seated Tsarina wearing a white dress holding a fan 5½" x 3½" no place unknown
28058showing the Tsar three quarters length in uniform holding his hat 5½" x 3½" no place no date unknown
28053showing the family seated and standing around the Tsar with an infant Tsarevitch being held on his mother's lap 5½" x 3½" Chateau de Verchin 25th November unknown
28055showing the Tsar in uniform sitting on a Horse titled underneath in Russian 5½" x 3½" no place no date c. unknown
53435published by 'Ste. Russie' Paris showing them full face the Emperor in uniform on the left the Empress seated on the right with Olga the others standing Alexei in a 'Standart' sailor uniform the Empress and her daughters bareheaded the older two have put their hair up 5½" x 3½" taken about 1914 this card apparently an early reproduction of about unknown
25512showing the family seated around the Tsar with an infant Anastasia being held by the Tsarina who is dressed in black as she is in mourning for the late Queen Victoria 5½" x 3½" taken at Peterhof 16th August unknown
31031in St Petersburg decorated with the Russian eagle emblem of Nicholas II and marked underneath the rim heightened in gilt 5½ inchesacross St Petersburg c. This china was made for the Imperial family at the time of the coronation in 1896 and replacements were manufactured until 1914. Although a considerable quantity was produced over the years a survey after World War I found only about 1000 pieces had survived. The service was used at the Winter Palace. unknown
32675in St Petersburg decorated with the Russian eagle emblem of Nicholas II and marked underneath the rims heightened in gilt and the crest black emblazoned with gold blue and red 9 inches diameter St Petersburg circa It is nice to find plates that were used on the Standart in the days when the Imperial family was happy before their tragic end. This china was made for the Imperial family at the time of the coronation in 1896 and replacements were manufactured until 1914. Although a considerable quantity was produced over the years a survey after World War I found only about 1000 pieces had survived. The service was used at the Winter Palace. unknown
22911in St Petersburg decorated with the Russian eagle emblem of Nicholas II and marked underneath the rims heightened in gilt the cup 2¼" high x 3¾" across the saucer 1" high and 5½" across St Petersburg 1902 & hairline crack on the saucer and some wear to the gilt on the handle. This china was made for the Imperial family at the time of the coronation in 1896 and replacements were manufactured until 1914. Although a considerable quantity was produced over the years a survey after World War I found only about 1000 pieces had survived. The service was used at the Winter Palace. unknown
54359the first 4 show in turn Nicholas II full length in uniform shaking hands with one of a large group of officers; chatting with another officer raised behind him is the Imperial Standard with the Russian Coat of Arms; pointing towards the valley below slightly blurred in the very near foreground is a man on a stretcher being photographed; and the Tsar bending in order to look through a periscope. The other 4 show a gentle slope with troops massing to the left in the middle distance; troops making their way up a much steeper hill taken from above and quite near the leaders; the same troops a moment later apparently having been ordered to go down again -- these two give a good idea of the grassy rolling terrain; and the last showing several soldiers one giving his horse a drink and two others mounted beside a small water barrel carriage each 6¼-6½" x 9" except number 5 which is 4¾" x 8¾" no place no date circa With the stamp on the versos of Adolf Otsup of St Petersburg. The photos may have been taken for Adolf by his son Pyotr 1883-1963 who as a young man covered the Russo-Japanese war and was later a famous Soviet photographer. unknown
23704of the Tsar showing during the First World War head and shoulders 5½" x 3½" no place no date c. unknown
41023annotated on the verso headed "Russian Revolution Tzar abdicates Mar 15 1917" with the description "A unique picture showing the entire Russian Royal Family and the Rumanian Royal Family a few months prior to Outbreak of war. Left to Right Grand Duchess Anastasia seated King Carol of Rumania Grand Duchess Tatiania of Russia Princess Marie of Rumania Queen of Yugo-Slavia Prince Carol of Rumania now King Princess Ileana of Rumania now Princess Ileanaof Hapsburg late King Ferdinand of Rumania Carmen Sylva late Queen of Rumania; seated 2nd from left: Tzarina Grand Duchess Marie of Russia Queen Marie of Roumania Tzar of Russia Grand Duchesss Olga of Russia with her baby in foreground L to R Tzarevitch & Prince Nicholas of Rumania" showing them all seated and standing the girls in white dresses and the boys in sailor suits 8" x 6" Constanta 14th July Probably used for the newspaper obituaries of the former King Carol of Rumania death in 1953. The original photograph was taken on 14th July 1914 in Constant Romania. Nicholas II was keen to marry his eldest daughter Olga to the very masculine Prince Carol and Ferdinand and Marie thought this would be an ideal match. This was the occasion of their first meeting. However they were not impressed with each other. When it came time to take the historic photo Olga rushed over to pick up her young cousin and thus not have to stand near Carol. Peering at us from the back row Prince Carol has a rather sullen look on his face clearly not happy to be there at all except that he was clearly interested in Grand Duchess Marie who is seated on the left of the image with masses of hair. Only a few weeks after the Romanovs returned home to Russia Archduke Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in the streets of Sarajevo an event that soon snowballed into what we now refer to as World War 1. Had Grand Duchess Olga accepted this arrangement her life would not have come to an end so brutally in Ekaterinburg. For more information about the photograph see https://kingofromania.com/2017/08/10/the-russian-queen-of-romania-that-almost-was/ unknown
1901346384St. Petersburg 1901. One-page secretarial letter in French on mourning stationery with a secretarial copy marked in ink Copie . signé Nicolas. 1 vols. 10 x 8 inches. Old folds generally fine. With transcription and translation. One-page secretarial letter in French on mourning stationery with a secretarial copy marked in ink Copie . signé Nicolas. 1 vols. 10 x 8 inches. A formal note of condolence from Nicholas II Emperor of all the Russias styled "le bon Cousin" in the closing addressed to Ernst Gunther II 1863-1921 third Duke of Schleswig-Holstein "Monsieur Mon Cousin!" after learning of the death of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein a grandson of Queen Victoria and British officer who died of malaria in Pretoria on 29 October 1900.<br /> <br /> A somber and attractive autograph documenting the close connections between the royal and imperial household of prewar Europe. Provenance: Dr. Herbert Ernest Klingelhofer 1915-2015 collector and former President of the Manuscript Society bought from Karl Faber 1957 unknown
23261showing them walking on the quayside with the Tsar leading the Empress and Queen 5½" x 3½" no place Stockholm June unknown
40706listing the remarkably rich foods on offer "Consomme Pies Lobster and ruff salad with Provencal Chicken supreme with beans and rissoles." and ending with "Fresh cherry compote" 1 side 8vo. on card with the Russian imperial eagle heavily embossed in gold at the head no place 29th May Translation Breakfast May 29 1898. Consomme Pies Lobster and ruff salad with Provencal Chicken supreme with beans and rissoles Fresh cherry compote. Transcription 29 1898. . unknown
23169on Khodynka field enamelled in blue and red with gilt decoration May As part of the coronation celebrations a huge festival was arranged to take place on Khodynka Field just outside Moscow. There were to be musical and theatrical performances a 'Royal appearance' and a magnificent gift to each visitor. The packages contained half a pound of hard sausage bread rolls sweets nuts gingerbread and an enamel mug gilded and decorated with the tsar's monogram all wrapped up in a coloured handkerchief. The theatrical performances included "spectacles never seen before" and a circus programme featuring Durov's performing animals. The combination of all these attractions brought the crowds in droves. The feeling of the visitors is summed up by a workman Vasily Krasnov "To wait until morning so as to come for ten o'clock the time appointed for the distribution of gifts and commemorative mugs seemed plain stupid to me. With so many people there'd be nothing left. Am I going to live to see another coronation. They said the mugs were very pretty and would last forever. a real marvel.". The authorities had chosen the most unsuitable venue in Khodynka field surrounded with deep ditches gullies and trenches a training ground for troops. The weather was good and the people of Moscow decided to spend the night in the field but as ill luck would have it there was no moon and the field was completely dark. The people continued to arrive and stumbled and fell into the gullies the immense crowd became more tightly packed until by the morning half a million people were jammed into the field with no exit and more were arriving all the time. The police and cossacks sent to 'maintain order' were wholly inadequate to avert the disaster and thousands were trampled to death and many more dreadfully injured. The official statistics stated that nearly 3000 people suffered and half of those died. The true numbers of casualties - people crippled killed or psychologically traumatised - is incalculable. As the people continued to arrive in the morning they met the strings of carts carrying away the dead and injured. Nicholas was then faced with the question of whether to continue with the happy celebrations or to cancel them and have a day of mourning instead. With lamentable bad judgement he decided that as such a great mass of people had travelled to Moscow from all over the world for the celebration that he could not disappoint them and so he ordered the programme to continue as planned. This tragedy cast a cloud on the new Tsar's reign which was never lifted and was certainly one of the first major causes of their ultimate overthrow. unknown
40302showing them all full length sitting and standing outside a modest looking building with their dog 3½" x 2½" no place no date A particularly unusual snapshot of the Grand Dukes with the Tsar while his brother was recuperating from the illness that would kill him. The informality of the photograph is unusual for the time unknown
23705showing the tsar galloping on a horse in France 5½" x 3½" France unknown
