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Auction: 17003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 102

(x) An interesting group of miniature dress awards from the estate of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia

Two groups of miniature dress awards mounted continental style as worn, comprising:

Denmark, Kingdom, Order of the Dannebrog, Merit Cross, C.IX.R. (1863-1906), silver; Denmark, Kingdom, Wedding Decoration 1892, silver-gilt and enamel; Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Vladimir, gold and enamel; Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, gold, silver and enamel

B>Denmark, Kingdom, Order of the Dannebrog, Merit Cross, C.IX.R. (1863-1906), silver; Denmark, Kingdom, Wedding Decoration 1892, silver-gilt and enamel, marked '585' and 'VC' to reverse suspension, generally good very fine, both groups housed in a circular leather case (6)

Provenenace:

A personal gift of Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia to the present owners father in Woodside, United States, circa 1980; sold together with a letter from the vendor stating this.

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (6 April 1875 – 20 April 1960) was the elder daughter and fourth child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia (née Princess Dagmar of Denmark) and the sister of Emperor Nicholas II. During her brother's reign she recorded in her diary and letters increasing concern about his rule. After the fall of the monarchy in February 1917 she fled Russia, eventually settling in the United Kingdom.

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Sold for
£1,100