AN IMPERIAL FINE LINEN HANDKERCHIEF
Lot 346

AN IMPERIAL FINE LINEN HANDKERCHIEF

RUSSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed28 November 2011

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GBP 1,000

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AN IMPERIAL FINE LINEN HANDKERCHIEF
RUSSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Of transparent white gauze, one corner embroidered with the monogram of Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna surmounted by an Imperial crown and a ribbon-twist, the valenciennes lace border embroidered with floral sprays and stylised flower heads
17½ x 17½ in. (44.4 x 44.4 cm.)

By repute, acquired by the mother of the present owner in Leningrad in 1927-1928.