243 - A collection of letters concerning the illness and deaths of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich (1856–1929) and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (1868–1935)

A collection of letters concerning the illness and deaths of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich (1856–1929) and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (1868–1935) A collection of correspondence concerning the illness and deaths of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich (1856–1929) and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (1860–1935) Correspondence and related material concerning the final illness and deaths of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna. The Grand Duke died on January 5, 1929, in Antibes, France, following several years of declining health. Various sizes Footnotes: The deaths of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna marked the end of one of the most prominent Romanov families in exile. The Grand Duke died on January 5, 1929, in Antibes, France, after several years of declining health. His death was widely mourned throughout the Russian émigré community, where he had long been regarded as a symbol of Imperial Russia and, for many monarchists, a potential leader around whom the anti-Bolshevik movement could unite. Condolences poured in from Russian communities across Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Americas, reflecting his immense prestige among former officers, clergy, and émigré organizations. Grand Duchess Anastasia survived her husband by almost seven years, spending her final years in relative seclusion on the French Riviera. She died on November 15, 1935, in Cap d’Antibes, at a time when hopes for the restoration of the monarchy had largely faded and the Russian émigré community was coming to terms with the reality of permanent exile. Their deaths coincided with a broader transition within the Russian diaspora, as the generation that had known Imperial Russia gradually passed away, leaving the preservation of its memory and traditions to a younger generation born or raised outside the homeland. For further information on this lot, please visit Bonhams.com