A russian figurine found stashed in an upstate new york attic for almost 70 years has sold at auction for a staggering 5 2million.
Russian czar figurine in attic.
Tiny figurine found in attic that was made by faberge sells for 5 2 million.
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The figure is meticulously crafted with gold trimmings and beautiful sapphires in the eyes.
We know how the russian monarchy ended and with it disappeared the.
The figurine was given by russian czar nicholas ii to his wife in 1912.
Czar nicolas ii was the very last czar of imperial russia one of the largest empires the world has ever seen.
The piece stashed in the attic for almost 70 years turned out to be a faberge figure that was commissioned by russian czar nicholas ii for his wife empress alexandra.
Inside of an unassuming wooden box was a beautiful russian figurine.
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Perhaps the most mysterious and exotic are the ceramic marks of russia and east europe.
It sold for 5 2 million at an auction partly because of its fascinating history.
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Hidden over 70 years in an attic in new york was a small but very rare faberge figurine.
With this he commissioned the figurine from a company whose name you may recognize.
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The figure had originally been commissioned by tsar nicholas ii for his wife empress alexandra in 1912.
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In 1912 just years before bolshevik revolutionaries overthrew the monarchy the czar sensed the tides of war rising.
We have done some really great work uncovering the marks of what after all is a completely strange alphabet that of the cyrillic language of russia.
In 2013 a tiny figurine made by faberge depicting a known personal bodyguard to the family of russian czar nicholas ii was found in an upstate new york attic when relatives cleaned out the space following the death of a relative.
The jaunty soldier sold for 5 2 million.
It was designed by renowned russian jeweler.
Russian porcelain figurine lfz lomonosov vintage soviet era setter dog.