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He supposedly died from illness whilst on a journey to the south of Russia in 1825, but from the outset there were rumours that he had in fact renounced the throne and staged his own death.  He was godfather to Queen Victoria of England, who was christened Alexandrina Victoria after him.  \r\n\r\nSir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver,  mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes.  Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.","physicalDescription":"Rectangular gold and enamel snuffbox with rounded corners, the cover set with a miniature, under glass, of Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1777-1825) wearing the uniform of the Preobrajensky Regiment with the sash and star of the Order of St. Andrew, signed by Domenico Bossi and framed in enamel. 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The Rt. Hon the Earl Granville M.C., D.C.: sale, Sotheby's, Monaco, lot 541, 25/06/1976.  The British Rail Pension Fund, sale, Sotheby's, Geneva, lot 42, 15/05/1990. Acquired by Arthur Gilbert from S.J. Phillips Ltd, London, 1994.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Rectangular, gold snuffbox with rounded corners, the cover set with a miniature, under glass, of Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1777-1825) wearing the uniform of the Preobrajensky Regiment, and framed in enamel.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Bury, Shirley. <u>Jewellery Gallery: summary catalogue</u>, rev. ed. of <u>Jewellery</u> [published 1972], London (Victoria and Albert Museum) 1982, Room 1, Case 5, Board M, No. 91, p. 33."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Solodkoff, Alexander. <u>Russian Gold and Silver</u>. 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