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German, French and English, the first page in Russian reading ‘ From the wardrobe of Her Imperial Highness Ladies-in-waiting and has 713 entries over 168 pages written in Russian, The ledger was presumably written by the Tsarina’s

It detailed the Tsarina’s imperial shopping lists and throws fresh light on her relationships and friendships during this period. Lot 429, it was one of the Tsarina’s personal ledgers dated between 18.

I ‘discovered’ its existence whilst browsing past auctions for research. Consigned to Sotheby’s London auction Russian Works of Art, Faberge & Icons on 5 June 2018, was a quite remarkable object offering unique insight into the private gifts of the last Tsarina of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna.