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A damask linen tablecloth with the Russian Imperial coat-of-arms and the initials of Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorowna

CIRCA 1900

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A damask linen tablecloth with the Russian Imperial coat-of-arms and the initials of Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorowna
CIRCA 1900
The field divided into a lozenge lattice filled alternately with rosettes, the imperial coat-of-arms and the imperial scepter, sword and crown, within a border of armorial trophies with the banner of Alexander III, the Imperial coat-of-arms and scrolling foliage, the corners woven with initials of Nicholas and Alexandra Feodorowna beneath the Imperial crown
290 cm. x 280 cm.

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Lot Essay

Tsar Nicolas II (1868-1918) married Alix Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein (Alexandra Feodorowna) (1872-1918) on the 26th of November 1894, in the Winter Palace St. Petersburg. The present tablecloth is woven with the monogram of Nicolas and Alexandra, interestingly the initial for Nicolas is written in Cyrillic and those of Alexandra in Latin script. Quite possibly this tablecloth was woven to commemorate the wedding in 1894.

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