[NICHOLAS II (1868-1918, Tsar of Russia from 1894, Assassinated after the Revolution)]

Charming acid etched glass made as a souvenir of Tsar Nicholas II's visit to Paris, In the centre is a head and shoulders portrait of the Tsar, with Empereur Nicolas II around the head, the whole is enclosed in a circle with the words "Souvenir" and "Alliance Franco-Russe", on either side of the large circles are smaller ones, the first with the Russian imperial arms and "Cronstadt 1892" around it and the other with the French arms and the words "Toulon 1893", at the top are etched the words "Paris 1896", 3¼" high and 2¾" across,

It is very unusual for such a fragile souvenir to have survived intact.

Item Date:  1896

Stock No:  22268      £475

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