Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich of Russia (1827-1892), facing right in black coat with gold lacing and gold embroidered black collar, red-bordered gold epaulettes, wearing the blue moiré sash and breast star of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Andrew

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ATTRIBUTED TO IVAN WINBERG, CIRCA 1847
Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich of Russia (1827-1892), facing right in black coat with gold lacing and gold embroidered black collar, red-bordered gold epaulettes, wearing the blue moiré sash and breast star of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Andrew
oval, 1 5/8 in. (42 mm.) high, rectangular gilt-metal mount within fitted leather case

Provenance

Given by the sitter to Colonel Grey in 1847 after a 2 month tour in England together, the Colonel having refused to accept a presentation snuff-box.

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Lot Essay

Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich of Russia, second son of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia (see lot 164) and younger brother of Emperor Alexander II, was a General Admiral of the Russian Navy. In 1848, he married Alexandra Yossifovna, daughter of Duke Joseph of Saxe-Altenburg and had issue.

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