{"product_id":"antique-imperial-russian-signed-photo-oldenburg-grand-duchess-olga-romanov","title":"Antique Imperial Russian Signed Photo Oldenburg Grand Duchess Olga Romanov","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"c0\" style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 18.66670036315918px; background-color: rgb(245, 240, 240);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;\"\u003eBibelotslondon 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003eBibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 18.66670036315918px; background-color: rgb(245, 240, 240);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c0\" style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 18.66670036315918px; background-color: rgb(245, 240, 240);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c0\" style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 18.66670036315918px; background-color: rgb(245, 240, 240);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFine antique signed photo from Duke Peter Alexandrovich Oldenburg (1868-1924), first husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Imperial Russia (1882-1960), daughter of Tsar Alexander III and sister of Tsar Nicholas II.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003eHe was born in St Petersburg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e in the Oldenburg Palace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#202122\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e, the only child of Duke Alexander Petrovich of Oldenburg (1844–1932) and Princess Eugenia Maximillianovna of Leuchtenberg \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e(1845–1925). His mother was a granddaughter of Tsar Nicholas I \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#202122\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003ethrough Nicholas's daughter, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e, and his father was a great-grandson of Tsar Paul I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e through his paternal grandmother Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003eIn 1900, he began to escort the 18-year-old Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003eto the theatre and opera.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e His proposal of marriage the following year came as a surprise to Olga, who later explained, \"I was so taken aback that all I could say was 'thank you'\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e She assumed that Oldenburg was pushed into proposing by his ambitious mother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e Perhaps Olga accepted his proposal to gain independence from her mother, or avoid marriage into a foreign court.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e The marriage was announced in May 1901, and was unexpected by many, as Oldenburg had shown no prior interest in women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e The Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003ewrote to her son, Tsar Nicholas II, \"I am sure you won't believe what has happened. Olga is engaged to Petya and both are very happy. I had to consent, but it was all done so quickly and unexpectedly that I still cannot believe it.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e Tsar Nicholas replied to his mother, \"...I cannot believe Olga is actually engaged to Petya. They were probably both drunk yesterday. ... We both laughed so much reading your note that we have not recovered yet.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);\"\u003e A prenuptial agreement drawn up by a committee of the Tsar, the Oldenburg family, and government ministers, promised Olga an annuity of 100,000 rubles from the Tsar, and one million rubles to be deposited in a fund from which she could draw interest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.047);\"\u003ePhotographs form part of the Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.047);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSize: 10 x 14\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e cm app\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSub-Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Royalty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Historical\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed Photos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Russian Federation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bibelots London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53471587139922,"sku":"206281080840","price":495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9735\/0482\/files\/57_b0cbc8c5-d239-423a-8962-1c9ae8d8a65e.png?v=1779052781","url":"https:\/\/bibelotslondon.com\/products\/antique-imperial-russian-signed-photo-oldenburg-grand-duchess-olga-romanov","provider":"Bibelots London","version":"1.0","type":"link"}