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Lot 208: ATTRIBUTED TO ALOIS GUSTAV ROCKSTUHL (RUSSIAN, 1798-1877)

Est: £1,000 GBP - £2,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 27, 2012

Item Overview

Description

ATTRIBUTED TO ALOIS GUSTAV ROCKSTUHL (RUSSIAN, 1798-1877)
Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia 1855-1881, in the Imperial Russian uniform of dark green coat with heavily gold-embroidered red collar and red facings, wearing the blue moiré sash and breast-star of the Imperial Russian Order of St Andrew, the Russian Military Order of St George, the Order of St Vladimir, the badge of 20 years of Distinguished Military Service and other orders
on card
oval, 1¾ in. (45 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with easel stand

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (1882-1960), the sitter's granddaughter.
Sotheby's, Geneva, 21 May 1992, lot 16 (as by Iwan Winberg).

Auction Details

Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

by
Christie's
November 27, 2012, 10:30 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK