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Antique Signed Christmas Card Grand Duchess Xenia Imperial Russia Thormeyer 1891

£250.00
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Antique Signed Christmas Card Grand Duchess Xenia Imperial Russia Thormeyer 1891

£250.00

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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 Christmas card, signed by Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (1875-1960), sister of Tsar Nicholas II, addressed to her beloved tutor Ferdinand Thormeyer (1858-1944), dated Christmas 1891, written in French sending good wishes for the New Year, it is accompanied by the original envelope addressed to Thormeyer  at Gatchina Palace with a fee of 125 Roubles 

Card Size: 11 x 11.5 cm approx

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Sub-Type: Royalty

Type: Historical

Signed: Yes

Object: Signed Card

Country of Origin: Russian Federation

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