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Catherine II (1729-1796), Empress of Russia 1762-1796, in lace-bordered mauve silk dress, ermine-bordered orange cloak, drop jewelled earring, laurel wreath and small diamond crown in her upswept powdered long hair falling over both shoulders, wearing the breast star of the Russian Order of St. Andrew and the sash of the Russian Order of St. George
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Catherine II (1729-1796), Empress of Russia 1762-1796, in lace-bordered mauve silk dress, ermine-bordered orange cloak, drop jewelled earring, laurel wreath and small diamond crown in her upswept powdered long hair falling over both shoulders, wearing the breast star of the Russian Order of St. Andrew and the sash of the Russian Order of St. George
oval, 2 in. (51 mm.) high, gilt-metal easel stand frame with ribbon and tie surmount
Catherine II (1729-1796), Empress of Russia 1762-1796, in lace-bordered mauve silk dress, ermine-bordered orange cloak, drop jewelled earring, laurel wreath and small diamond crown in her upswept powdered long hair falling over both shoulders, wearing the breast star of the Russian Order of St. Andrew and the sash of the Russian Order of St. George
oval, 2 in. (51 mm.) high, gilt-metal easel stand frame with ribbon and tie surmount
Provenance
Christie's, London, April 1913.
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