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the jacket is black with red trims and gold buttonsan image of a black jacket with gold trimmings on a mannequin dummya close up of a military uniform with a red collaran image of a military officer ' s uniform on displayan image of a man in a military uniform with gold buttons on his collara piece of cloth that has been torn off of a jacket
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Description
PAGES’ CORPS Parade tunic for pupils of the Pages’ Corps in the special classes, made of black wool with red piping; the sleeves and back feature wide gold braid with pointed ends, the collar is trimmed with a wide gold braid, gold buttons featuring the double-headed eagle, with brass epaulettes bearing the cipher of Tsar Nicholas II, the inner lining in cream silk, featuring numerous stamps on the inside dated between 1933 and 1944, and bearing a handwritten annotation in Cyrillic reading ‘Barclay’, which is slightly faded. Signs of wear, damage and missing sections. Russia, second half of the 19th century. Provenance This tunic probably belonged to Prince Alexander Petrovich Barclay de Tolly-Weymarn (1824–1905) or to his grandson Nikolai Ludwigovich Barclay de Tolly-Weymarn (1892–1964). History Founded in 1802 by Alexander I, the Corps of Pages was the most prestigious military academy in the Russian Empire, reserved for the sons of the high nobility and intended to train future officers of the Guard. The handwritten annotation ‘Barclay’ on the inside of this tunic links it to the princely Barclay de Tolly-Weymarn family, several generations of whom were pupils at the institution. It may have belonged to Prince Alexander Petrovich Barclay de Tolly-Weymarn (1824–1905), who graduated from the Corps as a Chamber Page in 1843 before joining the Preobrazhensky Guards Regiment. As aide-de-camp to Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich, he pursued a distinguished military career, commanding, notably, the Pavlovsky Guards Regiment and subsequently the 1st Army Corps, and was promoted to the rank of General of the Infantry. The tunic may also have been worn by his grandson, Prince Nikolai Ludwigovich Barclay de Tolly-Weymarn (1892–1964), who was also trained at the Corps of Pages. A Chamber Page for the year 1912–1913, assigned to the service of Her Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, he left the service in 1913 and was appointed cornet in His Majesty’s Guard Hussars Regiment, serving during the First World War. After the Revolution, he joined the White Army before continuing his life in exile, notably in the Far East and then in Sweden, where he died in 1964.
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About the sale Russian Art – Mr G’s Collection – Part 3
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Auction time 09/18/2026 at 11:00 AM
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