Gazette Drouot logo print

The Tsar and the Order of Malta

Result EUR518,750
Published on , by Sophie Reyssat
Auction on 13 March 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - 13, avenue de Saint-Cloud - 78000 Versailles

Some of Paul I’s historic diplomatic documents return to Moscow.

Saint Petersburg, 1797, creation of the Grand Priory of Russia for the Order of Malta... The Tsar and the Order of Malta

Saint Petersburg, 1797, creation of the Grand Priory of Russia for the Order of Malta through six diplomatic documents, three signed by Paul I and three by his plenipotentiaries, Alexander Bezborodko, Alexander Kurakin and Giulio Litta.
Result: €518,750

This two-day sale of Russian art got off to a booming start on Saturday, March 13. Collectors battled for historic documents that garnered a total of €518,750, soaring past the high estimate of €30,000: six diplomatic…
This article is for subscribers only
You still have 85% left to read.
To discover more, Subscribe
Gazette Drouot logo
Already a subscriber?
Log in
Saturday 13 March 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Live
13, avenue de Saint-Cloud - 78000 Versailles
Osenat