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    Russian Works of Art, Important Silver and Objects of Vertu

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    20 May 2015

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    • IMPERIAL FAMILY: A POSTCARD SI
    Lot 43

    IMPERIAL FAMILY: A POSTCARD SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY GRAND DUCHESSES OLGA NIKOLAEVNA, TATIANA NIKOLAEVNA, MARIA NIKOLAEVNA, AND ANASTASIA NIKOLAEVNA

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    USD 5,250

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    USD 3,500 - USD 4,500

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    IMPERIAL FAMILY: A POSTCARD SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY GRAND DUCHESSES OLGA NIKOLAEVNA, TATIANA NIKOLAEVNA, MARIA NIKOLAEVNA, AND ANASTASIA NIKOLAEVNA
    The front with a reproduction of a painting by G. Kapustin, the reverse addressed to Princess Nina Georgievna, with Christmas and New Year's greetings from all four grand duchesses, signed and dated 1915
    3 ½ x 5 ½ in.

    Provenance

    Princess Nina Georgievna Chavchavadze (1901-1974).
    Prince David Pavlovich Chavchavadze (1924-2014).
    By descent to the present owner.

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    Pre-Lot Text

    PROPERTY FROM THE DESCENDANTS OF GRAND DUKE GEORGE MIKHAILOVICH

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