Antique Imperial Russian Tsar Nicholas Romanov Napkin Provenance Empress Dagmar
Item History & Price
Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for afic...ionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.
Fine antique imperial Russian royal linen napkin for the personal use of Tsar Nicholas II and the imperial family dated 1909-1910 in each corner and with the cypher of the Tsar in Cyrillic 'NII' surmounted by a crown and emblazoned with imperial Russian double headed eagles. From the personal collection of Tsar Nicholas II mother the Dowager Empress Marie, from the sale of her personal effects following her death in Copenhagen in 1928, thence by descent of a prominent Russian family.
Size: 81 X 70 cm approx
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Fine antique imperial Russian royal linen napkin for the personal use of Tsar Nicholas II and the imperial family dated 1909-1910 in each corner and with the cypher of the Tsar in Cyrillic 'NII' surmounted by a crown and emblazoned with imperial Russian double headed eagles. From the personal collection of Tsar Nicholas II mother the Dowager Empress Marie, from the sale of her personal effects following her death in Copenhagen in 1928, thence by descent of a prominent Russian family.
Size: 81 X 70 cm approx
Photos form part of the description
