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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT January 4th, 1934. Article No. 6136 An unusual tea pot of exquisite silver bearing the crown and monogram of Alexander III. It is made with double spouts and a gut handle. This tea pot was made in 1891 by the Royal jewelers, Michelson of Copenhagen, belonging to the Danish Court. It was found in the Gatchina Palace.

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT February 1st, 1934. Article No. 6148

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] EASTER EGG CHARM Imperial Easter Egg charm of gold and sky-blue enamel set with a piece of rose quartz cut en cabochon. Girdled with a fine gold band, the upper portion, terminating in a point, is hand-tooled beneath the enameled surface in delicate basket weave pattern. Surmounted with loops for hanging, the larger of the two is hallmarked with [in right margin a circle with slash through it and capital "A"; next text up to semi-colon appears to be lined through] the name of the Russian court jeweler Karl Faberge; the numeral "56" denoting the Russian equivalent of 14 kt. gold; and certain other marks, partly obliterated through wear. These miniature Easter Eggs, looked forward to each year by the younger members of the Imperial household, represent most intricate and elaborate workmanship. Enlarged, many of them would be as compellingly beautiful as the Gift Egg presented each year to the Tsarina and the Dowager Empress. The Grand Duchesses used them as charms, as pendants, for "bangles" on bracelets, or suspended from thin gold chains in the manner of necklaces. Number 6201-1 Mrs. John L. Pratt December 4, 1940 FROM THE HAMMER COLLECTION – 682 FIFTH AVENUE – NEW YORK

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT December 4th, 1933 Article No. 6787 Mat. Made of gold brocade showing an Imperial Crown and double-headed eagle on a blue background. Made in 1913 to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the Romanoff regime. Bound and lined with old gold galoon. From a collection of brocades which were formerly used in the Imperial Chapels of the Romanoffs as altar covers and priests' robes. They were brought from the various Palaces about St. Petersburg to the Winter Palace. Here soldiers of the present government sorted them for burning so that the precious gold and silver used in weaving many of them could be reclaimed. Fortunately, Dr. Armand Hammer heard of the plan and succeeded in saving a large number of the vestments by purchasing them. These glorious fabrics, brilliant with metals that will never tarnish, combine the skill and artistry of the West with the originality and color of the Far East.

Description: In a publicity shot that was circulated to newspapers, Rosamond Fulmer leans on a counter behind ten imperial Easter eggs on display at Hammer Galleries. Several icons can be seen hanging on the wall to the right behind Fulmer.

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT Article No. A-104 Oval Frame delicately wrought in filigree effect set with sixteen alternating sapphires and rubies. Contains an original snap-shot of the Czarevitch Alexis in a sailor suit, sitting astride an old cannon in the gardens of Peterhof, which was the Imperial summer residence in 1910. The frame is marked with figure "88"denoting a higher quality of Russian silver than our "Sterling." From the personal quarters of the Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, in the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo. She was the wife of Nicholai II, the last Czar of Russia.

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL TREASURES Article No. A105 Icon of unusual shape, hand-hammered, chased silver. Represented are Saint Nicholas in the center, Saint Alexander on the left and Saint Alexis on the right. These were the patron saints of the last Czar, Nicholai II, his wife, Alexandra, and his son, Alexis. In the mounting are represented two Guardian Angels holding the crown, surrounded by lovely garland effects and set with green Ural stones. This icon was made by the Court Silversmith, Klebnikov, and bears his full name below the double-headed eagle of Royal Appointment. The figures "84" denote the Russian equivalent of Sterling silver. From the cabinet of Nicholai II in the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo. Mrs. John L. Pratt FROM THE HAMMER COLLECTION – 682 FIFTH AVENUE – NEW YORK

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] Article No. A-61 Unusual frame of rose jasper and gold-on-silver, containing a snapshot of Grand Duchess Marie Nicholaevna, third daughter of Nicholai II, taken in Peterhof, 1907. Dome-shaped and with easel back, it is contained in the original Vyatka birch box, lined with green velvet and white silk, of the court jeweler to Nicholai II, Carl Faberge. The lining is stamped with his name beneath the double-headed eagle of royal appointment. The frame is hall-marked with the initials of one of Faberge's leading workmasters [sic], Mikhail Perchin; the number "84" denoting the Russian standard of silver; and the wreathed head of the government assay office. It is also engraved with the original order number of the court jeweler, "45196". From the quarters of the children of Nicholai II, in the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo.

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL TREASURES Article No. A-62

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL TREASURES Article No. A68 Extremely rare icon pendant with gold on silver mounting. The medallion is very delicately hand-hammered and inlaid with richly colored enamel representing the Saint Savior Enthroned. The Greek symbol of Jesus Christ appears on either side of the halo and the opened book bears the invitation "Come Unto Me etc." The frame is composed of hundreds of pearls. On a separate medallion above is engraved the Holy Vernicle. The back of the pendant is engraved with the symbols of Jesus Christ. From the Prie-Dieu of the Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of the last Czar, Nicholai II, in the Imperial Chapel of Feodorovna at Tsarskoye Selo. Mrs. John L. Pratt FROM THE HAMMER COLLECTION – 682 FIFTH AVENUE – NEW YORK