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THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE AND NICHOLAS II'S VISIT TO PARIS IN 1896
[NICHOLAS II
(1868-1918, Tsar of Russia from 1894, Assassinated after the Revolution)]
Charming acid etched glass made as a souvenir of Tsar Nicholas II's visit to Paris,
In the centre is a head and shoulders portrait of the Tsar, with Empereur Nicolas II around the head, the whole is enclosed in a circle with the words Souvenir and Alliance Franco-Russe, on either side of the large circles are smaller ones, the first with the Russian imperial arms and Cronstadt 1892 around it and the other with the French arms and the words Toulon 1893, at the top are etched the words Paris 1896, 3¼ high and 2¾ across,
Item Date: 1896
£475
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Background
In 1896, Tsar Nicholas II visited Paris to symbolize the Franco-Russian Alliance, which was solidified by agreements in 1891–94, not in 1896 itself. The alliance was a strategic pact driven by mutual fear of Germany's growing power, with France seeking security after the 1871 war and Russia seeking a counterbalance to the Triple Alliance. During his 1896 visit, Nicholas II laid the first stone of the Alexander III Bridge as a monument to the enduring friendship between the two nations. It is very unusual for such a fragile souvenir to have survived intact.
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