Royalty
THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN CELEBRATIONS, 1893
COMMITTEE OF THE PRESS FOR THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN CELEBRATIONS
Decorative Ticket for the Gala at the Opéra,
printed in the Russian colours of black and gold, against a semée of the Imperial arms, with facsimile signatures of Raoul Cassirer, President of the Committee, Henry Simond and Arthur Mayer, and made out to M. Thomas, with a note saying that evening dress is de rigueur, 1 side 4½ x 6¾, (Paris), 21st October
Item Date: 1893
Background
President Carnot reviewed the Russian fleet at Toulon, and a party of Russian Officers then travelled to Paris where they were received and entertained with the wildest enthusiasm.
lacking a small piece out of the top edge
Stock No. 51459