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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] Article -4776 Jade and gold frame on a stand. The photograph, in a heart-shaped pendant, is of Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovitch. It was made by the famous court jeweler to Nicholai II, Karl Faberge. From the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo.

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT January 26, 1933 Article No. H 4809 Fruit Spoon of gold on silver, beautifully designed, with an urn and shield engraved with the Imperial Crown. On the reverse side are the various silver marks, - "84" denoting sterling quality in Russia, the initials "MF" for the maker, the date 1850, and the Imperial Russian Double-headed Eagle. An interesting feature of this spoon is the manner in which the crown is engraved, being cut through the gold surface to show the silver beneath. From the Anitchkov Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT January 27, 1933 Article No. 4809

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT January 27, 1933 Article No. 4830 Icon, "The Twelve Apostles." Seventeenth century, Northern School. Gold on bronze mounting. From the collection in the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, of Nicholai II, the last Czar of Russia

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT January 26, 1933 Article No. 5054 A small modern Icon of "St. George the Conqueror." Painted on metal and framed by the well-known Klebnikov of St. Petersburg. The frame is decorated in beautiful enamel work and bears the Russian hallmark "84" denoting the finest quality silver; also bears the stamp of the Imperial Double-headed Eagle, showing that it was made especially for a member of the Russian Royal Family. From the collection belonging to Nicholai II and his wife Alexandra, in the Winter and Alexander Palaces.

Transcription: [On Hammer Galleries stationery, insignia of the Galleries with its double-headed eagle to the left of header; to the right, insignia with the inscription "By appointment to His Majesty the King of Egypt] HAMMER GALLERIES 682 FIFTH AVENUE – NEW YORK LOT #505 – ART. 6 MARINE PAINTING ON CANVAS "THE AMERICAN PACKET SHIP 'DREADNOUGHT' OF NEW YORK". By: James Wilson Carmichael ENGLISH-1800-1868 From the William Randolph Hearst collection of works of art and furnishings, acquired over a period of fifty years, and consisting of objects from every familiar category of art, covering almost every country and period from 2000 B.C. to the end of the 19th century. This vast and distinguished group of objects owned by the International Studio Art Corporation, eminently rich in content, as a whole forms an impelling and unified pattern despite its wide diversity, making it worthy of a large museum; and it is as evident that individual pieces will, by their abundant beauty and appeal, serve the harmonious purposes of use and enjoyment in the modern home. Mrs. John L. Pratt Fredericksburg, Va. February 1941

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT February 2, 1933 Article No. 5253 Thin gold watch made by Leroy, Paris, for the Czarina Alexandra, whose monogram and crown in red enamel are delicately inlaid on the back. This simple but graceful time-piece was one of the last acquisitions of the Czarina. From her personal quarters in the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo.

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT Given to R.P. H. Princess Margaret Rose of England May 1939 [handwritten] June 16th, 1933. Article No. 5253 English silver Traveling Clock in wooden case. Made for Queen Victoria by Dimmick, Maker to Her Majesty the Queen, Cowes, England. Inscribed on the face: "From Grandmama 1894". Given by Queen Victoria to her grandchild, the Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna. From the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye-Selo.

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT February 14, 1933 Article No. 5259 Gold on silver enameled Caviar Spoon. Russian, hallmarked "88" denoting the highest quality of Russian silver. Also bears the initials "I.M." of the maker. From the collection in the Alexander Palace of the Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, who was the wife of Nicholai II, the last Czar of Russia.

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