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The initials 'MA' of this diamond brooch from The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection refer to Empress Maria Alexandrovna (1824-1880), wife of Alexander II, and to the Dowager Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1798-1860), wife of Nicholas I.⠀
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A lady-in-waiting serving for both Empresses had the cypher brooch made with their two interlaced initials.⠀
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The brooch is set with old and rose-cut diamonds mounted in silver-topped gold, surmounted by a hinged diamond-set Imperial crown, with suspension loop and pin.⠀
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A Diamond Silver and Gold Maid of Honour Cypher, Russia, Circa 1855-1860, Number 59. Estimate: $20,000-30,000.⠀
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Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part I — 24 September, New York.⠀
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