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Lot Essay
Stanislas Koziell-Poklewski (1868-1939) was a Russian diplomat, State councillor, and chamberlain, born into the Lithuanian noble family Koziell-Poklewski. In 1886 Stanislas Koziell-Poklewski joined the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Having served as a First Secretary in Tokyo from 1897 to 1901, Stanislas Koziell-Poklewski was appointed First Secretary and later Advisor to the Imperial Embassy in London from 1901-1909. Notably, he was a close friend of the Count Alexander von Benckendorff (1849-1917), a Russian diplomat, who at the time served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom. In 1907 Stanislas Koziell-Poklewski played a major role in the early stages of preparing the Anglo-Russian Entente, an alignment which led to the creation of the Triple Entente. He returned to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1909 and served as a diplomat in Bucharest from 1913 to 1916. Having moved to Romania after the Revolution, Stanislas Koziell-Poklewski served as a representative of the High Commissioner for Refugees at the League of Nations from 1920-1930.
According to Bainbridge, Stanislas Poklewski-Koziell was 'perhaps the most prolific present giver the world has ever seen'. Amongst other items from Fabergé, he famously presented Queen Alexandra with the most expensive flower study ever purchased at the London branch in December 1908.
We are grateful to Dr Valentin Skurlov for his assistance with the research of the present lot.
According to Bainbridge, Stanislas Poklewski-Koziell was 'perhaps the most prolific present giver the world has ever seen'. Amongst other items from Fabergé, he famously presented Queen Alexandra with the most expensive flower study ever purchased at the London branch in December 1908.
We are grateful to Dr Valentin Skurlov for his assistance with the research of the present lot.