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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT February 1st, 1934. Article No. 6148

A brooch of silver modeled in a ribbon design and set with many turquoise and genuine half pearls.

It was found in the quarters of the Czarina Alexandra in the Alexander Palace at Tsarskoye Selo.

From the Hammer Collection – Three East Fifty-second Street, New York, N. Y.

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] EASTER EGG CHARM Imperial Easter Egg charm of gold and sky-blue enamel set with a piece of rose quartz cut en cabochon. Girdled with a fine gold band, the upper portion, terminating in a point, is hand-tooled beneath the enameled surface in delicate basket weave pattern. Surmounted with loops for hanging, the larger of the two is hallmarked with [in right margin a circle with slash through it and capital “A”; next text up to semi-colon appears to be...

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Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT December 4th, 1933 Article No. 6787 Mat. Made of gold brocade showing an Imperial Crown and double-headed eagle on a blue background. Made in 1913 to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the Romanoff regime. Bound and lined with old gold galoon. From a collection of brocades which were formerly used in the Imperial Chapels of the Romanoffs as altar covers and priests’ robes. They were brought from the various Palaces...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] #73/44 Ivory finished birch frame with gold and silver bead mounting, and crown in top center, containing a group photograph of the Russian Imperial family, portraying the late Czar, Nicholas II; his wife, Alexandra Feodorovna; at their knees, seated, Alexei Nicholaievitch, the Czarevitch; standing in the back, Grand Duchess Olga and Grand Duchess Tatiana; on the left, Grand Duchess Marie; and on the right, seated on a chair, Grand Duchess...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures Rockefeller Center, New York March 1, 1934 #73/44. Ivory finished birch frame with gold and silver bead mounting, and crown in top center, containing a group photograph of the Russian Imperial family, portraying the late Czar, Nicholas II; his wife, Alexandra Feodorovna; at their knees, seated, Alexei Nicholaievitch, the Czarevitch; standing in the back, Grand Duchess Olga and Grand Duchess...

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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT February 1, 1933 Article No. 10685-B Cup of gold on silver, with handsomely chased “neilo” (black enamel effect) decorations. Made in Russia and dated 1834. From the collection in the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia, of Nicholai I.

Mrs. John L. Pratt Chatham Fredericksburg Virginia

From the Hammer Collection – Three East Fifty-second Street, New York, N. Y.

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK#1763/2723 Very rare miniature animal studies of an elephant by CARL G. FABERGE, the celebrated Russian Court jeweler. One is in silver, and is fully signed by the master, while the second, in gold, is unmarked. This was most likely made as a mate to the silver one. Presumably, they were silver and golden wedding anniversary gifts. They are both modelled in...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] Article No. A-61 Unusual frame of rose jasper and gold-on-silver, containing a snapshot of Grand Duchess Marie Nicholaevna, third daughter of Nicholai II, taken in Peterhof, 1907. Dome-shaped and with easel back, it is contained in the original Vyatka birch box, lined with green velvet and white silk, of the court jeweler to Nicholai II, Carl Faberge. The lining is stamped with his name beneath the double-headed eagle of royal appointment. The frame is...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL TREASURES Article No. A-62Rare Insignia of the Imperial Order of St. Andrew in the form of a pendant. The pendant is of gold, wrought with the double-headed eagle on either side in relief. Over the eagle on one side appeas [sic] the figure of St. Andrew as he was crucified on the cross. It was made in the time of Peter I, circa 1720, and is exquisitely enemaled [sic] in natural colors. The entire medallion is framed in...

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Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT Article No. A-104 Oval Frame delicately wrought in filigree effect set with sixteen alternating sapphires and rubies. Contains an original snap-shot of the Czarevitch Alexis in a sailor suit, sitting astride an old cannon in the gardens of Peterhof, which was the Imperial summer residence in 1910. The frame is marked with figure “88”denoting a higher quality of Russian silver than our “Sterling.” From the personal quarters of...

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Description: In a publicity shot that was circulated to newspapers, Rosamond Fulmer leans on a counter behind ten imperial Easter eggs on display at Hammer Galleries. Several icons can be seen hanging on the wall to the right behind Fulmer.

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures Rockefeller Center, New York January 1, 1934A most unusually fine topaz brooch in the shape of the face of a lion, with two rubies as eyes. The lion is holding in his mouth a large diamond, also gold ring, which is studded with seven smaller diamonds. It is mounted in beautifully chased and engraved gold wreath, which is decorated with various hunting implements executed in red...

Scope and Contents Transcription: Telephone Circle 7-0747 Cable Address "Russianart"Alexander S. Schaffer 15 West 50th Street Rockefeller Center New York August 3, 1936Dear Mrs. Pratt,Thank you for your check on account and your kind inquiry about Mrs. Schaffer. She is feeling fine and is at the seashore at the present. I have given her your regards and she wishes to be remembered to you. She is getting along very nicely, but of course is anxiously awaiting the great event....

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Scope and Contents Transcription: Telephone Circle 7-0747 Cable Address "Russianart"[double-headed eagle emblem]Russian Imperial Treasures, Inc. "The Schaffer Collection" 15 West 50th Street Rockefeller Center New York October 7, 1936Mrs. John L. Pratt Chatham Fredericksburg, VirginiaDear Mrs. Pratt,Just a line to let you know that I am planning to have an exhibit at my galleries, beginning November first, of the work of CARL FABERGE, and I thought...

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Scope and Contents Transcription: Telephone Circle 7-0747 Cable Address "Russianart"Alexander S. Schaffer 15 West 50th Street Rockefeller Center New York October 27, 1936Mrs. John L. Pratt Box 118 Fredericksburg, VirginiaDear Mrs. Pratt,I was so glad to receive your letter, as I was worried already that you may be ill, and that this was the reason that you did not come to New York as you planned. And judging from your letter, I was almost right, but I am glad to...

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Scope and Contents Transcription: Telephone Circle 7-0747 Cable Address "Russianart"[double-headed eagle emblem]Russian Imperial Treasures, Inc. "The Schaffer Collection" 15 West 50th Street Rockefeller Center New York June 17, 1937Mrs. John L. Pratt Box 118 Fredericksburg, VirginiaDear Mrs. Pratt,I am very sorry you didn't have a chance to come in while you were in New York, as I have some very beautiful pieces that I know you would have greatly...

Scope and Contents Transcription: Telephone Circle 7-0747 Cable Address "Russianart"[double-headed eagle emblem]Russian Imperial Treasures, Inc. "The Schaffer Collection" 15 West 50th Street Rockefeller Center New York June 21, 1937Mrs. John L. Pratt Box 118 Fredericksburg, VirginiaDear Mrs. Pratt,It was quite a shock to learn of your illness, but we are happy to read that the danger is over, and I can't tell you how glad we are that you are back...

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Scope and Contents Transcription: Telephone Circle 7-0747 Cable Address "Russianart"[double-headed eagle emblem]Russian Imperial Treasures, Inc. "The Schaffer Collection" 15 West 50th Street Rockefeller Center New York August 10, 1937Mrs. John L. Pratt Box 118 Fredericksburg, VirginiaDear Mrs. Pratt, It is good to know that someone else thinks as much of the baby as we do. I was glad to see that you have noticed how much he changed. It is...

Scope and Contents Transcription: Telephone Circle 7-0747 Cable Address "Russianart"[double-headed eagle emblem]Russian Imperial Treasures, Inc. "The Schaffer Collection" 15 West 50th Street Rockefeller Center New YorkSeptember 1, 1937Mrs. John L. Pratt Box 118 Fredericksburg, VirginiaDear Mrs. Pratt,Thank you for your letter and check which I have received today.I was glad to read that you like the photos of the baby. He is...

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