Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel 'beautiful', meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.
Fine antique signed letter from the Russian imperial aristocrat Prince Michael Sergeevich Putyatine (1861-1938) famous for being Rasputin's confidante and famously photographed with him and Colonel Loman in 1908, the letter is dated November 1936, addressed to Count Alexei Nikolaevich Ignatieff (1874-1948), former Preobrazhensky officer, Grand Master of Ceremonies for Tsar Nicholas II and representative Plenipotentiary of the Russian Red Cross until 1924. There is a translation in the final image.
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Size: 26.5 x 21 cm approx