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RUSSIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1815
A young Admiral called V. L. Chichagov, in dark blue coat with embroidered gold anchor on collar, gold epaulettes, wearing the Imperial Russian Orders of St Anne, St Vladimir and the Imperial Military Order of St George for services as an officer
oval, 1¾ in. (48 mm.) high, gilt-metal réverbère frame with blue enamel border
A paper label on the reverse is inscribed in Russian cyrillic 'Admiral V. L. Chichagov'
A young Admiral called V. L. Chichagov, in dark blue coat with embroidered gold anchor on collar, gold epaulettes, wearing the Imperial Russian Orders of St Anne, St Vladimir and the Imperial Military Order of St George for services as an officer
oval, 1¾ in. (48 mm.) high, gilt-metal réverbère frame with blue enamel border
A paper label on the reverse is inscribed in Russian cyrillic 'Admiral V. L. Chichagov'
Provenance
Sotheby's, Geneva, 10 May 1988, lot 16.
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