Sale 19CN03 | Lot 104

Princess Nina Georgievna and Princess Xenia Georgievna, 1911-1930s

Catalogue: English & Continental Furniture / Old Masters / Russian Works of Art
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Princess Nina Georgievna and Princess Xenia Georgievna, 1911-1930s

Lot Details

Lot 104
Princess Nina Georgievna and Princess Xenia Georgievna, 1911-1930s
Comprising approximately 130 letters, including letters from soldiers hospitalized during World War I; letters from friends, including relatives of Prince Paul Chavchavadze, the husband of Nina; and letters from Queen Olga of Greece ("Babu"), the grandmother of the two Grand Duchesses, from Athens, Pavlovsk and Sandringham; one letter from Queen Olga to Xenia, dated August 1919, which consoles Xenia on the death of her father, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich.

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 $937 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for $937 (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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