04-06-201304-06-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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April 6, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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French Book with Tsar Nicholas II's Bookplate and Cipher

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$1,020$850
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2645BLocation: BostonDate / Time: April 06, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

French Book with Tsar Nicholas II's Bookplate and Cipher, c. 1907, titled Chantecler, Paris 1910, the tooled cipher designed by Baron Armin Folkersam, the bookplate from His Majesty's own library, possibly at the Winter Palace.

Provenance: Purchased from Svetlana Aronov, New York.
Estimate $200-400

Age-typical wear to binding and boards. Toning to paper.


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Keywords

Nicholas II, Tsar, Paris, Armin Folkersam, Winter Palace, Svetlana Aronov