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Nicholas II: Koronatsionnyi sbornik (Coronation Album), Vasilii Silovich Krivenko, ed., St. Petersburg: Ekspeditsiia zagotovleniia gosudarstvennykh bumag (State Paper Manufacturers), 1899
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- leather, paper, board
- Each 18 1/2" x 14 1/2" x 3 3/4"
Livre de fête produced to commemorate the coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fedorovna, illustrated with many black and white photographic prints; all having tissue guards with printed captions, and many colored plates of the coronation itself. Compiled by V.S. Krivenko, illustrated by N. Samokish-Sudkovskaya and S. Vasilkovsky. With an appendix of reproductions after originals by A. Benois, V. Vasnetsov, K. Lebedev, V. Makovsky, I. Repin, A. Ryabushkin, and V. Serov. Volume I: 428 pages, 66 pages of color illustrations, illustration inserts and vignettes in the text; title page with a watercolor after N.S. Samokish. Volume II: 336 pages, 27 pages of color illustrations, 58 pages of photographic reproductions. Binding: Green leather with polychrome and gold design after a design by N.S. Samokish. Sold with the Ceremonial for the Coronation (Vysochaishche utverzhdennym tseremonial...) in Russian and French, in red leather binding, St. Petersburg: Trenké and Fusnot, 1896.
Condition
Fair condition; with rubbing to binding and with bumping to corners, some loss of binding on one volume, with English translations of the captions on the photographs in pencil; would benefit from professional conservation
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Fekula 2560
The Coronation Album was published three year after the coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Fedorovna. It follows in the tradition of lavishly illustrated livres des fêtes published to mark such ceremonies in Russia, dating back to the accession to the throne of Empress Anna Ivanovna in the eighteenth century. The first volume contains a history of the coronations of the great princes of Moscow, the tsars, and the emperors, as well as a detailed account of the coronation of Nicholas and Alexandra. The second volume consists of official documents connected to the celebrations: photographs and lists of royalty, government delegations and others present at the ceremony, manifestos, decrees, awards, invitations, posters, menus and programs of events.
The Coronation Album was published three year after the coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Fedorovna. It follows in the tradition of lavishly illustrated livres des fêtes published to mark such ceremonies in Russia, dating back to the accession to the throne of Empress Anna Ivanovna in the eighteenth century. The first volume contains a history of the coronations of the great princes of Moscow, the tsars, and the emperors, as well as a detailed account of the coronation of Nicholas and Alexandra. The second volume consists of official documents connected to the celebrations: photographs and lists of royalty, government delegations and others present at the ceremony, manifestos, decrees, awards, invitations, posters, menus and programs of events.