ENCOURAGEMENT FROM GRAND DUKE MICHAEL
MICHAEL
(Grand Duke, 1878-1918, Tsar for a day, 28th-29th March 1917, Youngest Brother of Tsar Nicholas II)
Remarkable Autograph Letter Signed ‘Misha’, in Russian with translation,
to his cousin KIRILL VLADIMIROVICH, (1876-1938, later Head of the House of Romanov and claimant to the Imperial throne of Russia), saying “You ask me why I have seemed uncommunicative and depressed... I had in my head a mass of all sorts of terrifying and heavy sensations, so that I was unable to convey even a tenth part of the sincere and heartfelt sympathy I felt for your grief and earlier mental sufferings. But now I wish you, all, all the best that exists”, referring to his own “very painful and distressing burden; you can entirely take my meaning as I too understand you”, adding “Needless to say, all our conversation is between ourselves alone, except of course Ducky, who knows all and needs to know all concerning Baby. I am glad that at last we have succeeded in having a talk after our hearts, and I hope we may remain for ever close friends. I want you to spend time gladly with her who is more dear to you than anything in the world... Yours with heartfelt affection”, with a P.S. “Good wishes from me, Ducky and Baby, more than I can possibly convey”, embossed monogram A with M crosswise in silver with the Imperial Crown, 3 sides 6¾” x 5”, Krasnoe Seló (18 miles SW of St Petersburg), 6th / 18th June
Item Date:
1903
Stock No:
42244
£3750
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MICHAEL MIKHAILOVICH
(Grand Duke, 1861-1929, son of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and Grandson of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia.
Exceptional signature "Grand Duke Michael" with the date
on an album leaf, 5" x 3", no place, 21st January
Item Date:
1929
Stock No:
40986
£175
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[MICHAEL NIKOLAEVICH
(Grand Duke, 1832-1909, 4th son and 7th child of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia, Governor General of Caucasia)
Fine unsigned Russian carte-de-visite photograph
showing him three quarters length wearing Cossack uniform with his hand on his sword, 4¼" x 2½", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1870
Stock No:
40084
£125
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[MIKHAIL III,
1596-1645, Russian Tsar, founder of the Romanov dynasty in 1613)]
Printed description in French ("Explication des Planches ...")
of the 21 ancient paintings in the Archives of the Russian Foreign Ministry, representing Mikhail III's Election and Consecration, his Coronation feast, and the return from Polish capitivity of Mikhail's father Philaret in 1619, pp. i, 23, 8vo., all edges gilt, dark green morocco, small arms of the Russian Imperial house gilt on upper cover, Moscow, Press of the Holy Synod,
slight wear to covers
Item Date:
1856
Stock No:
50883
£850
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MILFORD HAVEN
(Victoria Alberta Elizabeth, 1863-1950, daughter of Princess Alice, Granddaughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Prince Louis Alexander of Battenburg, 1st Marquess, mother of Lord Louis Mountbatten)
Autograph Letter Signed to Lady Geddes
thanking her for “your note & the card of our route to Frensham - my graddaughter & I are looking forward very much to visiting you on Sunday and the weather seems promising...”, 1 side 8vo., Kensington Palace headed paper, 21st April
Item Date:
1939
Stock No:
41822
£275
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