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Grand Duchess Tatiana Lady-in-Waiting Pendant

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:1,600.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
Grand Duchess Tatiana Lady-in-Waiting Pendant
<B>Imperial Russian Silver and Enamel Grand Duchess Tatiana Lady-in-Waiting Pendant </B></I><BR><I>St. Petersburg, 1908-17</B></I><BR><BR>Shield-shaped, of deep blue enamel applied with the entwined initials <I>N T </B></I>for Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna, second child of Emperor Nicholas II, below a Romanov crown, the reverse engraved, with original sticker-1 1/2 in long, in original Imperial presentation box stamped <I>Edvard </B></I><BR><BR>Nicholas and Alexandra's second daughter, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna, was born in 1897. Tall, slender, with lush chestnut hair and a strong-willed yet elegant bearing, there was no mistaking her imperial blood. The Grand Duchess perished in Ekaterinburg a few weeks after her 21st birthday along with the rest of her family on orders of the new Bolshevik regime.<BR><BR>Provenance: <BR>Purchased from A la Vieille Russie <BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)