Sale 19CN03 | Lot 101

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich: Group of Letters, Petrograd and Vologda, 1918

Catalogue: English & Continental Furniture / Old Masters / Russian Works of Art
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Grand Duke George Mikhailovich: Group of Letters, Petrograd and Vologda, 1918

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Lot 101
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich: Group of Letters, Petrograd and Vologda, 1918
Comprising 16 letters addressed to his daughter, Princess Nina Georgievna, dated March to June, including: a letter dated March 23 which describes his meeting with Moisei Uritsky, Chief of the Cheka in Petrograd and the Grand Duke's desire to escape Petrograd; a letter dated April 17/30 which discusses the evacuation of Emperor Nicholas II and his family to Tobolsk and the locations of other members of the Russian Imperial family; and a letter dated May 11/24 which discusses Emperor Nicholas II and his family being moved to Ekaterinburg, Lenin and Trotsky and the persecution of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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



C Property from the Descendants of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for $3,437 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for $3,437 (includes buyer's premium)
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English & Continental Furniture / Old Masters / Russian Works of Art

Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 10am EDT
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