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A SILVER AND LEATHER PORTFOLIO
Lot 140 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION, FRANCE

A SILVER AND LEATHER PORTFOLIO

MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 15123

Closed23 November 2020

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A SILVER AND LEATHER PORTFOLIO
MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 15123
Rectangular, the brown leather binding on four rosette feet, the front cover decorated with a silver plaque within irises applied with the inscription 'A Mr le Président / de la République Française / Zemtsvo / du Gouvernement / de St Petersbourg / Mai 1902’ with the coat-of-arms of St Petersburg and the monogram 'EL’ for Émile Loubet, the ochre moiré silk-lined interior with removable folio, with two letters in Russian and French addressed to Émile Loubet from the St Petersburg assemblies, marked on the plaque; in the original Fabergé case
17 ½ x 11 5/8 in. (44.5 x 29.5 cm.)

Specialist note

Throughout the reign of Emperor Nicholas II, state visits by French officials were of particular importance due to the crucial alliance between the two countries. The French President Émile Loubet (1838-1929), paid a state visit to Russia between 14-27 May 1902. The present portfolio was given to President Loubet by the zemstvo of St Petersburg on this occasion.

During his 1902 visit, President Loubet was also presented with a number of traditional Russian gifts, including a bratina, stopa and kovsh. Some of the Imperial and dedicatory gifts prepared for the visit of President Loubet, including this album, were illustrated in the 1902 edition of the journal Niva, St Petersburg. Throughout his time in public office, President Loubet was further decorated with a variety of Russian orders.