Antique Russian Imperial Gift to Officers Tsarina Alexandra Romanov World War I

  
Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel beautiful, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time. The cover is beautifully embossed in gold and printed in Cyrillic in the centre it states: "This is a Blessing from Her Imperial Majesty Alexandra Feodorovna". Printed in 1914 with a total of 16 pages. Alexandra Feodorovna was Empress of Russia as the spouse of Nicholas II, the last ruler of the Russian Empire, from their marriage on 26th November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15th March 1917. Originally Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine at birth, she was given the Christian name and patronymic Alexandra Feodorovna upon being received into the Russian Orthodox Church.

She was murdered along with her immediate family while in Bolshevik captivity in 1918 and was canonized in 2000 as Saint Alexandra the Passion Bearer. A granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, Alexandra was, like her grandmother, one of the most famous royal carriers of the haemophilia disease. Her reputation for influencing her husband's resistance to the surrender of autocratic authority over the country and her known faith in the Russian mystic, Grigori Rasputin, severely damaged her popularity and that of the Romanov monarchy in its final years. Photos form part of the description. Size: 9.5 x 8 cm approx.

The item "Antique Russian Imperial Gift to Officers Tsarina Alexandra Romanov World War I" is in sale since Wednesday, July 4, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectables\Historical Memorabilia\Royalty Collectables". The seller is "bibelotslondon" and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
2. Type: Prayer Books
3. Features: Antique
4. Royal/ Reign: Non-UK Royalty
5. Royalty: Non-UK Royalty