FELIX YUSUPOV (1887-1968)
Lot 287
1 8002 200
A handwritten letter addressed to Sergey Alexandrovich [Taneyev]. Biarritz, September
15, 1946
2 p.; 14,5x19 cm. Handwritten signature of F. Yusupov at the end. In Russian.
It is about the famous pearl «Pellegrina», which belonged to the Yusupov family since
1826. The Prince speaks of certain combinations connected with the sale of the pearl,
and that he himself wants to take it to America.
Felix sold the pearl to Jean Lombard, a Geneva jeweller, in 1953.
Sergey Alexandrovich Taneyev (1886-1975) - brother of the lady-in-waiting and
closest friend of the Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna A. A. Vyrubova (nee Taneyeva;
1884-1964), a close friend of the Yusupovs in exile.
Prince Felix Feliksovich Yusupov (1887-1967) - the last of the Yusupov princes, belonged
to one of the most noble and rich Russian families, is known as a participant
in the murder of G. Rasputin. He was married to Grand Duchess Irina Alexandrovna,
niece of Nicholas II.