2545/​8126

A photograph of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna of Russia and her son, Tsarevich Nicholas (II, 1868–1918) ) of Russia. 1870. Visible size 13×9 cm. In a gilt-metal frame with size 16×12.5 cm.

A photograph of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna of Russia with handwritten signature “Minny 1908”, mounted on cardboard. Sheet size c. 19×15 cm. Visible size 31.5×18 cm. In a gilt-wood frame with size 34×21 cm. (2)

Tsarina Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) of Russia (1847–1928) was the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark. He was the brother of, among others, Duke Carl of Glücksburg, Duke Friedrich of Glücksburg, Prince Hans of Glücksburg and Duchess Friederike of Anhalt-Bernburg. Tsaria Maria Feodorovna, whose nickname was “Minny”, was thus closely related to the family at Glücksburg.

Provenance: ”The Historical Collection of Four Princesses From the Cavalier House of Glücksburg Castle”. The cultural heritage after the sisters, Her Highness Princess Elisabeth of Ysenburg and Büdingen, née Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1945–2024), Her Highness Princess Irene of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1946), Her Highness Princess Margaretha of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1948), and Her Highness Princess Sibylla Ursula of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1955). Online auction no. 2545 at Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers in Lyngby, 3 November, 2025.

Condition

1870: Photo - minimal foxing and turned a bit yellow. Frame - broken glass. A bit worn gilding and a bit worn mounting of photo on back/below. 1908: Phto - turned a bit yellow. Frame - some cracks and chips. Back support with som chips. Glass with some spots.

Examined in frames.

Additional Remarks

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3,000–5,000 DKK

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