ORDER OF THE GARTER
AUCTIONEER OFFERS RARE INSIGNIA RELICS OF A RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE [By Air Mail—Special Correspondent] LONDON, 3rd December. In an auctioneer’s store room in Bond Street, London, the insignia of the Noble Order of the Garter awaits the highest bidder. Never before, so far as is known, has the hammer been suspended over such a “lot.” Only about 40 people in the world have the right to w'ear the habit and insignia of the Garter Knights. It is the rule when one of the knights die for his insignia to be returned, but an exception is made in the case of foreign royal personages.
It is understood that, though the sale has been brought to the attention of the Lord Chamberlain’s department, no official action is contemplated. The collection consists of the insignia of the orders of knighthood conferred on the Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch of Russia, brother of the Tsar Nicholas 11, who was murdered by the Bolshevists.
His widow. Princess RomanowskaiaBrassow, has been living in Paris. The instructions to sell the insignia are hers.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 22 December 1938, Page 5
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