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Serbia, Kingdom. A Historically Important Personal Seal of Queen Draginja "Draga" Obrenović

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Serbia, Kingdom. A Historically Important Personal Seal of Queen Draginja "Draga" Obrenović

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Serbia, Kingdom. A Historically Important Personal Seal of Queen Draginja "Draga" Obrenović

An exquisitely hand-crafted Seal in solid silver, in form of stylized Cyrillic "Draga", it measures approximately 58mm x 128mm, expertly hand chiseled and engraved; under the crown in Cyrillic "Kraljica Srbije" (Queen of Serbia), at the bottom in French "Reine de la Serbie", between the dates "1903"; no visible hallmarks or maker-marks; the Seal is superimposed on blue velvet bed (permanently attached), and it is cased in high quality custom made blue velvet box; box shows signs of age and is slightly scuffed, while the Seal is dark toned, in extremely fine condition.

Attached to the Seal is an official hand written letter of Belgrade lawyer Uros Kuzmanic, dated 25/26 August of 1904; the letter is confirming this Seal to be a property of Obrenović family, and was one of the items (# 6951) taken into evidence after the assassination of King Milan I and Queen Draginja "Draga" Obrenović, who were assassinated on the night of 10–11 June 1903. The letter is officially stamped and signed by the Belgrade lawyer, and is in fair/good condition, folded, and slightly torn in places.

Accompanied with the Seal and the letter is the receipt of the "Hammer Galleries" in New York, dated 1.6.1945, hand written, describing this item as "stock # 9774", and "Serbian ornament- silver crown on Top - Draga"; and amount charged: "$ 100." The amount may have been a charge for a loan, or possibly a purchase charge. Footnote: the "Hammer Galleries" in New York were established by Armand Hammer, a well known American collector, businessman, industrialist, who was famous for working together with Soviets during 1920s and 1930's, and selling Russian Czarist treasures to the American market on behalf of the Soviet state and its leaders. It is no surprise therefore than an item belonging to the Obrenović Family found its way to "Hammer Galleries" in New York (the business is still in existence today).