Lot Essay
The present paper knife appears to have been a gift from Princess Alix of Hesse, the future Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, to her father Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt and by the Rhine.
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN ROYAL FAMILY
A gold-mounted nephrite paper knife
PROBABLY RUSSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY, APPARENTLY UNMARKED
Details
A gold-mounted nephrite paper knife
probably Russia, late 19th Century, apparently unmarked
Rectangular of slightly rounded section, the heavier handle inlaid with a facsimile inscription 'For my darling Papa from his loving Alix'
11 1/8 in. (28 cm.) long
probably Russia, late 19th Century, apparently unmarked
Rectangular of slightly rounded section, the heavier handle inlaid with a facsimile inscription 'For my darling Papa from his loving Alix'
11 1/8 in. (28 cm.) long
Brought to you by
Alexis de Tiesenhausen
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