Three Framed Pieces Related to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Her Brother Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse

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Three Framed Pieces Related to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Her BrotherErnest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, a Russian postcard with a reproduction of Kotarbinsky's Mist of the Nile sent by Alexandra to Ernest, reading in English, "Ernie Dear May the new year bring you rich blessings and happiness. I send you these new cards, as you like Egyp. things. Kisses, Sunny"; a c. 1914 photogravure of Alexandra and Tsar Nicholas II aboard the Standart, in a common frame; and a framed cabinet card of Ernest signed by students in the duchy of Hesse.
Estimate $300-500


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