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Posted by June
on November 6, 2009, 1:13 am, in reply to "Re: By George - He's got it !!"
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Oh how wonderful to have this mystery solved. Thanks to Tamara for the wonderful close up,to Nellie for posting the Cyrillic Alphabet again, and last, but by no means least, to Alex G for his work on the Alphabet. Great work!
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: Yes - well done! Absolutely brilliant. I sat
: staring at the alphabet and came up with -
: nothing! Thanks.
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: In a list of jewels sold by Grand Duchess
: Xenia, mentioned are the following...
: 46. brooch w/cabochon sapphire &
: diamonds (GBP 1550) sold GBP 1425
: 44. large oval brooch w/sapphire surrounded
: by diamonds (GBP 2500-3000) sold 7/4/29 no
: price listed
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: The full list can be seen here:
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: http://forum.alexanderpalace.org/index.php?topic=6708.75
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: Brilliant Alex. Brilliant.
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: Indeed, Nellie, it is a rendering of the
: Early
: Cyrillic letter "Ksi" !
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: I therefore dare to believe this is a
: Russian Imperial piece coming down from HIH
: The Grand Duchess Xenia.
: I remember reading once she was sometimes
: called "KSYusha" in the Family.
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: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Early_Cyrillic_letter_Ksi.png
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: I am absolutely thrilled with this find !!!
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: Thank you Tamara for that closeup.
: I recall posting the Cyrillic alphabet on a
: previous occasion, to help with deciphering.
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