Dmitri Ivanovich Osipov (, St. Petersburg, late 19th century) A Russian Imperial and Royal 14k gold Easter egg pendant, decorated with the red translucent enamelled and mitre crowned monogram of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia. Dmitri Ivanovich Osipov, Moscow town mark, 56 standard. Late 19th century. H. incl. loop 2.1 cm. Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866–1933) was grandson of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia as son of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich and Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna of Russia. In 1894 he married Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia and became brother-in-law of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. His sister was Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, married to Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. They became parents of Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, who therefore was Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia's niece. Provenance: Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866–1933), who gave the pendant to his sister, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (1860–1922); thence by her daughter, Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (1879–1952); her son, Hereditary Prince Knud of Denmark (1900–1976); his daughter, Princess Elisabeth to Denmark (1935–2018). Before her death the pendant was given to private ownership, where it has been until today.
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Dmitri Ivanovich Osipov (, St. Petersburg, late 19th century) A Russian Imperial and Royal 14k gold Easter egg pendant, decorated with the red translucent enamelled and mitre crowned monogram of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia. Dmitri Ivanovich Osipov, Moscow town mark, 56 standard. Late 19th century. H. incl. loop 2.1 cm. Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866–1933) was grandson of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia as son of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich and Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna of Russia. In 1894 he married Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia and became brother-in-law of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. His sister was Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, married to Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. They became parents of Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, who therefore was Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia's niece. Provenance: Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866–1933), who gave the pendant to his sister, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (1860–1922); thence by her daughter, Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (1879–1952); her son, Hereditary Prince Knud of Denmark (1900–1976); his daughter, Princess Elisabeth to Denmark (1935–2018). Before her death the pendant was given to private ownership, where it has been until today.
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