A unique collection of 300 photographs from the collection of the educator in the house of Romanov Ferdinand Tormeyera billed on December 12 auction of the Geneva Auction House Hôtel des Ventes

Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna, and children: Nicholas, George and Xenia
From the Collection of Ferdinand Tormeyera
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On Monday, December 12 Geneva auction house Hôtel des Ventes put up for auction a rare collection of over 300 original photographs of the Russian imperial family. This string, valued at 30,000 Swiss francs (more than 32 thousand dollars), comes from the private collection of Ferdinand Tormeyera (Ferdinand Thormeyer), tutor of the royal family in recent decades XIX the century. first part of this unique collection (about 2,000 documents, letters, memos royal personages) came to Geneva Auction House bid in December and has caused a real sensation (for details - here ).

photos do not leave the family Tormeyer all these years. They are never exposed and not exposed for sale. In fact, a collection of photographs and other documents recently discovered in the attic of the house of one of the heirs of the former coach of the Romanovs. The pictures of the Emperor Alexander III, Empress Maria Feodorovna, the future Emperor Nicholas II and his brothers and sisters can learn more about the private lives of the royal family. Owner and CEO Hôtel des Ventes auctioneer Bernard Piguet (Bernard Piguet) confident that this newly discovered collection should attract the leading collectors of Russian art from around the world, just as it did last year.

Back in Switzerland, Ferdinand Tormeyer continued to maintain contact with the Russian imperial family. Around 1904-1905, in a letter to Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, he spoke about what he had done "a Russian corner" in his house, where she could do everything related to the Romanovs relics. Tormeyerom collected photos the royal family is mainly made by court photographers S. Levitsky and C. Bergamasco, and often signed by those who were on are shown. For example, put up for auction picture of Emperor Nicholas II with his sister Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna and her young husband, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich (lot 270, estimate: CHF 400-600). most often found in the collection Tormeyera pictures of his pet, the Great Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich. Also, there are photographs of rare and posing photographers Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, who died prematurely at age 28.

In addition to photographs, the auction also exhibited documents from the archives of the teacher. Tormeyer always corresponded with the former wards, in string operations can be seen, for example, holiday cards from Xenia Alexandrovna and Nicholas II to his beloved teacher, Monsieur Ferdinand Tormeyeru. There's even a card which read: "Dear Mr. Tormeyer, wishes you a happy new year man who once called you "donkey" - Nicholas "(estimate: CHF 300-500).

heirs Tormeyera saved to the current auction and a unique pair of cufflinks in gold, diamonds and chrysolite with photos of Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich ( 1900, lot 276, estimate 3-5 thousand Swiss francs).

Other top lots in the future trades are rare in the Scythian gold bracelet style, made about 1885 masters factory of Carl Faberge (Lot 248, estimate 50-80 thousand Swiss francs), and a round table made of gilded bronze and malachite (circa 1840, 30-50 thousand Swiss francs).

trades represented in the catalog of decorative and crafts by Maria Semenova - for example, a silver ladle decorated with enamel cloisonne with an estimate 5-8 thousand (Lot 234).

gem trade also promises to become tea sets porcelain factories Kornilov and Kuznetsova , hand-painted plates factory Gardner, eggs made of porcelain, 25 icons and six books of fairy tales in a single bound, illustrated < /a> (lot 160, estimate: CHF 600-800).

Finally, in Geneva auction catalog includes three oil paintings Oleg Tselkova . One of them (" The Cat ", 1993) depicts a domestic cat in a bright purple cameo (lot 185, estimate 10-15 thousand francs).

Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI

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