Printed for circulation only among members of the imperial family and those foreign dignitaries who had participated in the celebrations, an album recording the 1883 coronation in Moscow of Tsar Alexander III and the Empress Marie Feodorovna sold for $30,000 (£21,125) in a US sale.
Offered on April 7-8 at Northeast Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, this large folio work boasted a handsome armorial binding of brown morocco with dense gilt decoration that includes the Russian imperial arms.