
Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
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The bust is modelled after a portrait of Emperor Alexander II painted by anonymous artist around 1888, now in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. This likeness of the Emperor was popularized by a period photograph showing him in a fur-trimmed overcoat and a regimental cap.
Provenance
Hammer Galleries, New York, until 1949
Purchased from the above in February 1949 by India Early Minshall (1885-1965), Cleveland; Hammer Galleries certificate lists the present lot as number 1
Bequeathed by the above to the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, 1965
Sold on behalf of the above, at Christie's, New York, 12 April 1988, lot 21
Acquired at the above sale by a private American collector
Doyle, New York, 31 October 2018, lot 124
Acquired from above by the present owner
Mrs Minshall and her husband Thaddeus, founder of the Pocahontas Oil Company, developed a keen interest in Imperial Russian history and amassed one of the largest collection of Russian Imperial art and memorabilia in America. After her husband's death, Mrs Minshall began collecting Russian works of art, purchasing much of her collection from Hammer Galleries and A La Vieille Russie in New York. In 1965, Mrs Minshall donated her collection, which included more than 70 objects by Fabergé to both the Cleveland Museum of Art and to the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland.