Three Items Related to Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich (1843-1865)

Description:

Three Items Related to Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich (1843-1865), 19th century, a portrait carte-de-visite, sight size 2 1/8 x 3 3/8; together with a three-page letter written by Nicholas to his mother, Empress Maria Alexandrovna, in 1857, 4 3/4 x 7 5/8; set together in a contemporary frame, 10 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.; along with a booklet titled The Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich - Crown Prince of Russia, 7 5/8 x 10 3/4 in.

Provenance: Carte-de-visite purchased from Romanov Russia, Chicago; letter from Clive Farahar & Sophie Dupre, Wiltshire, England; booklet from Lion Heart Autographs, New York.
Estimate $500-700

Foxing to the carte. Letter and booklet in very good condition.


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