Each 18 x 14 in (47 x 35.5 cm), framed. Since then Tolstoy has launched a number of projects, among them an online pre-loved fashion business and The Tolstoy Edit, an online platform where she shares her style secrets for the worlds of fashion, interiors and travel. It also serves as such a wonderful background any colour works against it., Christies Online Magazine delivers our best features, videos, and auction news to your inbox every week, Of the dedicated Christies online sale she says, I would love these pieces to go to people who really appreciate them and love them. The Russian Orthodox cross is a staple of Ms Tolstoy's apparel. To say Alexandra Tolstoy has lived a colourful life is somewhat of an understatement. Its a very visually stimulating religion., A Russian painted pine model of the Trinity Monastry of St. Sergius, c. 1900. The house, which was formed from two artists' studios, was decorated with the help of Daniel Slowik and Emma Burns at Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, and was a treasure trove of interesting objects and characterful design. Student journalism does not come cheap. Tolstoy first met Sergei, then a Russian senator and trusted friend of Putin who had separated from his wife, when asked to give him English lessons while she was living in Moscow with Galimzyanov. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. Wed been educated in very different ways. Alexandra is cheerfully conversational, and I congratulate her on the release of the recent BBC documentary about her and her husbands complex relationship (The Countess and the Russian Billionaire); its hard not to be compelled by the remarkable situation of her marriage to one of the worlds richest men, and we soon discuss the astonishing details: While living in London with Sergei, the couple became aware of surveillance placed upon them by the Russian state; Sergeis security company found GPS trackers planted under their cars (which were initially suspected to be explosive devices), including the car used exclusively by Alexandra and the children. Now, I can be creative in a totally different way., Alexandra Tolstoy: An Interior by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler runs 4-25 November, Online, Get the best stories from Christies.com in a weekly email, *We will never sell or rent your information. The Tale of Alexandra Tolstoy. She could choose whatever she wanted. Alexandra Tolstoy was the youngest daughter and 12th of 13 children of Sonya Tolstoy and Count Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy, the celebrated Russian author. Alexandra Tolstaya Countess Alexandra ( Sasha) Lvovna Tolstaya ( Russian: ; 18 June 1884 - 26 September 1979), often anglicized to Tolstoy, was the youngest daughter and secretary of the noted Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. Says Slowik of their relationship, "My first contact with Alexandra was supplying a few antiques but such was our connection that it soon turned to furnishing the whole house at speed to prepare for her return with her first baby. Being in these places is, to me, the ultimate luxury. Alexandra is the eldest of Anglo-Russian historian and writer Nikolai Tolstoy's four children. Stephanie Linning For Mailonline, What REALLY happens on The Chase! I was living at Claridges, which is just around the corner from where Colefax & Fowler used to have their antiques shop. Estimate: 2,000-2,500. Theyre really works of art, some things I didnt do totally wrong.. The sale runs until November 25 on christies.com. I just called him the baby. Premium access for businesses and educational institutions. And when youre in an abusive relationship like that it makes you completely and utterly lose your confidence, you dont even realise its happening. Alexandra Tolstoy wearing a Dolce & Gabbana dress now listed for 290 on her website Credit: Courtesy of Alexandra Tolstoy 'I wanted to cleanse that whole phase of my life and get back to. It is true that every book changes you. Shes kept a few special pieces. Alexandra is passionate about Russia; her lifestyle, home and wardrobe reflect as such. He had been living in France for the past five years after being ordered to give up his passports in 2014. You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many users needs. I did really lose myself in that period and Ive started dressing in a way that just wasnt me. Until then, dressing up for Tolstoy had been more about style and craftsmanship than touring designer boutiques. Like how she began wearing blingy designer trainers. I remember having a fantasy about feeding the chickens and I would be wearing something really, really pretty.. I think whats prepared me has been all those adventures I did, like riding the silk road, riding through Mongolia; I went for months when it was pre-mobile phone we had no connection with the world outside When I was eighteen I lived in Moscow for six months and really did nothing but read books and learn Russian. Alexandra said: 'The sale of the interiors from my Chelsea townhouse at Christies London marks a new chapter in my life. But in 2008, Sergei's bank hit problems and the Russian bank bailed it out with $1 billion loan. In the propertys light, lofty rooms, vibrant contemporary pieces sit in happy juxtaposition with 19th-century works of art, fabulous curiosities and treasures from Tolstoys globetrotting adventures. In the autumn, she held a sale at her house and gave proceeds to a charity which supports underprivileged children and adults with autism living in St. Petersburg, who she says are completely unsupported by the state. Her life with Pugachev took her away from all that, and transported her into a life where designer trainers were in, collections of Chanel handbags were vast and vintage market buys were out. I think I first met Daniel two days before giving birth to my first child, she muses. If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for $69 per month. | Our privacy policy, Website design and operation by Nelson Fernandes Serrao. I thought I had to be someone else, I thought I had to be like those girls. We camp and sometimes people have reservations about that. Just that morning, shed been contacted by a friend who was a yacht broker, who was sad to see the couples old yacht on the charter market, but Alexandra felt no loss: I thought to myself its amazing I literally miss nothing about that lifestyle planes, boats, trains, automobiles, houses: nothing.. I was fascinated to know whether, in a contrary sense, this had prepared her and the children for lockdown, as shed already become so accustomed to feeling great isolation, especially in their French chteau, which was sort of isolation anyway. It has since been pursuing Sergei Pugachev through the High Court claiming he illegally siphoned hundreds of millions of pounds from the government bailout of the Mezhprombank. Royal Geographical Society in London that first got me into leading tours. If youd like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. The tycoon is in another legal battle with Russia in The Hague where he is suing the Federation for 11billion. Countess Alexandra Tolstoy, an aristocratic English woman, had her own fairy tale come true when she fell in love with the man of her dreams in 2008, an oligarch and one of Russia's richest. Its complete freedom. In the chaos, she even lost jewellery shed been planning to sell. But, Alexandras presently unassuming country lifestyle, or, indeed, the life of adventure in her earlier years, is miles from the shrouded world of Russian high society, and from the 200-acre estate in Hertfordshire and $40 million beach-front Caribbean villa she recently enjoyed with her husband, whose fortune went from $15 billion to $70 million and now refuses to give her and the children even a penny. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. A total of 130 items once displayed in the home, including a Scottish Regency bookcase, carved alabaster models and mid-20th century artwork will be auctioned at Christie's. When I was in Sergeis chteau, he wouldnt really let me do anything anyway. Throughout my life, all the bad things that have happened have spurred me on. I say how I find so much more satisfaction in accumulating individuals pieces and creating ones own eclectic aesthetic, which she certainly concurs: I totally agree! "The Scottish cupboard lined with striped fabric by Colefax. Alexandra Tolstoy Travel The interior and collection speaks not only of her love of the traditional English country house, but also of her Russian family heritage, innate personal sense of style and a strong desire to create a special home for her children. Everything was paid for and clothes were delivered at home. It was so enriching and fabulous.. Tolstoy was educated at Downe House, [2] and then studied for a Master of Arts degree in Russian at the University of Edinburgh, during the course of which she spent a year in Russia. Back then, people heard about the trips by word of mouth. He enjoyed a close relatinship with Vladimir Putin, andin 2008 when Sergei's bank hit problems, the Russian state bailed it out with $1 billion loan. State creditors in Moscow pursued him in the British courts, claiming he embezzled hundreds of millions. Were still in touch now. In Nice, he was visited by the DIA who demanded repayment of the billion dollar loan and threatened his family, saying they could 'cut off his son's finger and send it back to him.'. I never failed to fill one. At the time of writing, there are dresses and jewellery by Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci shoes, Saint Laurent trainers, Hermes scarves and Valentino jackets available to buy. Obviously theres her Russian heritage, so we loved the idea of pattern and colour.. Alexandra worked closely with the London-based interior designers and decorators Emma Burns and Daniel Slowik of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler Interiors from 2008 onwards to create her family home, where she lived for 12 years. 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I fell so in love with him. Authorities froze his assets, put him on Interpol's wanted list and obtained a court order in Britain forcing him to hand over his passports. It was my friends dream to do it and I hooked onto it. I commissioned these white sofas to be a base for the many layered cushions that I love and spent many happy hours on them - the perfect spot to retire with friends after a dinner party. The aristocratic beauty, 46, and her three children,Alexei, Ivan and Maria, were evicted from the south London mansion during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic after reportedly being given just 12 days notice by the Russian government, who repossessed the property. I completely forgot that Id done these amazing riding documentaries, that Id been this adventurous person and those things suddenly seemed not very important because he kept telling me that they werent important and they didnt mean anything.. I met the father of my three children, Sergei Pugachev, a banker formerly in Putins inner circle, in 2009. [9][10], In 1974, at the age of ninety, Tolstaya received birthday greetings from President of the United States Richard Nixon, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and others, and was interviewed by The New York Times. Stephanie Linning For Mailonline [4] Although Alexandra shared her father's belief in non-violence, she felt it was her duty to take part in the events of the First World War and served as a nurse on the Turkish and German fronts. You can still enjoy your subscription until the end of your current billing period. Discover Alexandra Tolstoy's favourite pieces and collaboration designs. Countess Alexandra Tolstoy is the daughter of Count Nikolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky, the current head of the noble House of Tolstoy, distantly related to Leo Tolstoy, and the separated wife of Sergei Pugachev, a Russian oligarch who was once worth $15 billion and was amongst Putin's inner circle. I went on to take groups every year between 2002 and 2009, and was leading a tour the week before my wedding. Countess Alexandra Tolstoy whose oligarch ex was known as 'Putin's banker' auctions off 250,000 of antiques that decorated her 12million London home before she was evicted after he fell foul. Back then, people heard about the trips by word of mouth. A highlight is a 19th-century Russian painted pine model, below, of the Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius outside Moscow. They were symbols of a bad time so it doesnt matter.. But the eventual dramatic unravelling of their liaison was laid bare in a documentary which aired last week on BBC, The Countess and the Russian billionaire. I thought Id just sell a few things but it went quite viral. Since splitting from Pugachev, Tolstoy has been rediscovering not only her sense of adventure, but her true style. I never failed to fill one. It felt great to be giving something back to Russia and also like I was shedding a skin and really embarking back on my old and true path through life.. Now I embrace embroidery, vintage Fair Isle knitwear from eBay and clothes by the Russian designer Russmotive, which reprints old fabric designs. After the Silk Road journey, he, a friend and I went to Mongolia with only packhorses. On the order of the High Court, the family home was put on the market and Alexandra made a deal with the Russian government to drop her claim to his fortune. Indeed, after the breakdown of her marriage, it was Sergei himself who began monitoring Alexandra, placing individuals outside her London house every day to intimidate her. Countess Alexandra Tolstoy is the daughter of Count Nikolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky, the current head of the noble House of Tolstoy, distantly related to Leo Tolstoy, and the separated wife of Sergei Pugachev, a Russian oligarch who was once worth $15 billion and was amongst Putins inner circle. Everything weve got I feel is in its own right very unusual and special.. This house is a family home, says Alexandra Tolstoy of the beautiful six-bedroom Chelsea residence she converted from two adjacent artists studios. She spent her gap year in Russia. Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. She was born on July 1, 1883, at her parents' Russian estate, Yasnaya Polyana, in Tula province, about 130 miles south of Moscow. Simon Brown 2/8 Cushions and textiles add colour to the pale linen-covered sofas. Tolstoy has also partnered with Ampersand Travel to curate boutique tours of Russia, and garnered a loyal following across her trio of Instagram accounts. Countess Alexandra Tolstoy was known for her remarkable calmness and dignity. State creditors in Moscow pursued him in the British courts, claiming he embezzled hundreds of millions. My style reflects my journey. He voiced the crocodile in my childrens favourite Soviet cartoon, Cheburashka, so its like hes in our home. Riding the length of the Silk Road in 1999, from the ruins of Merv, in Turkmenistan, to Xian, in China, set off this whole apocalyptic adventure or perhaps I should say misadventure. Pugachev has cut off Alexandra and their children financially, she claims, and she is now auctioning her possessions with Christie's to mark the 'start of a new chapter'. Offered in Alexandra Tolstoy: An Interior by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, 4-25 November, Online. Alexandra Tolstoy published many books (" I worked for the Soviets", 1934; " Father. Alexandras confidence and safety were worn by years of threats and continual surveillance from the Russian authorities, alleged harassment from the British legal system, and, indeed, later by the cruelty and intimidation by her very husband. Nicknamed Putins Banker, Pugachev owned a coal mine, shipyards, designer brands and one of Russias largest private banks before a catastrophic fall from favour placed him at number 3 on the Kremlin hit list. Offered in Alexandra Tolstoy: An Interior by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, 4-25 November, Online. We had unusual hanging space in Glebe Place - the huge windows meant there wasnt much wall space but what we did have was a big open wall and needed something on a similar scale. Their relationship ended in 2015. Born July 1, 1884 Died September 26, 1979 (95) Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list Known for Martin the Cobbler 8.1 Short Narrator (voice) 1977 After nearly 11 years, however, Tolstoy is moving on from the home she has so lovingly put together, and is now offering some of its contents for sale at Christies. She had - still has - the English Rose looks to match; subtly tanned from hours of outdoor pursuits, rosy cheeks and often wearing her blonde hair in Heidi plaits or tied up with a scarf. I felt like Bridget Jones, so awkward. Maybe my father could live without church and without God, but we weaker people need something to support us. She is an adventuress who has travelled the Silk Route by horseback and explored different cultures, uniquely, as host of BBC's Horse People. However, after allowing White Russians to meet in her Moscow home, she was arrested five times by the Bolsheviks and in 1920 was sent to prison for a year. Mr Pugachev denies the allegations and claims Moscow is trying to steal 11billion of his assets, including two shipyards and the world's largest mine. Biographies of Teymuraz K. Bagration :::: Tatiana Schaufuss. Other pieces currently available on the site include an Oscar de la Renta scallop-edged dress (200), a tweed Celine mini dress (390) and Alaa wool dress (450). Speaking of their relationship in a documentary that aired this year, Alexandra said: 'When I met Sergei it was electric. In her judgment jailing him, Mrs Justice Rose noted he does have a genuine fear that his life is in danger from agents of the Russian state. Alexandra Tolstoy's fairytale Oxfordshire cottage The owner of this Oxfordshire cottage was determined to stay true to its roots, and, with the help of her designer, has created a traditional interior that incorporates and complements her collection of antiques 1 July 2021 I slightly lost myself thinking [the Pugachev-era clothes] were beautiful and actually its extraordinary how your vision can get warped and distorted. When he fled to France in 2015, I ultimately felt such relief. , updated It was a real adventure. I telephone Alexandra on a sunny afternoon during lockdown, which she is spending at her parents house with the children; suffering from asthma, she thinks it safer to be with other adults, just in case. Having momentarily enjoyed the luxuries of a billionaire lifestyle, shes now entirely without financial support from Sergei, retains no luxuries from their marriage, and has sold all of the designer clothes, bags and shoes shed once owned: but she says shes all the happier because of it. 11:17 EST 03 Nov 2020. A year later, they met again at an awards ceremony attended by the Russian president. Standard Digital includes access to a wealth of global news, analysis and expert opinion. Among Alexandra's favourite pieces are a pair of white upholstered sofas by Katherine Pooley, which are expected to fetch between4,000-6,000, and two pairs of 20th century Indian palace paintings which are expected to fetch1,000-2,000 a pair. Alexandra Tolstoy's Instagram: @alexandratolstoy Simon Brown 1/8 Two rows of botanical prints and antique celadon vases on plinths help to break up the height of this lofty, light-filled space on the first floor. Offered in Alexandra Tolstoy: An Interior by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, 4-25 November, Online, If you have that rapport and that friendship, you can understand the living space, says Slowik. Alexandra Tolstoy: An Interior by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler selling online at Christie's from 4 25 November, The comments below have not been moderated, By The broadcaster, author and businesswoman Alexandra Tolstoy has beautiful taste in interiors - here at House & Garden we've featured her fairytale cottage in Oxfordshire as well as her Chelsea house. She was born in Poole, Dorset. Inside the sad decline of 'Fairy Floss Girl': How the racegoer who shot to fame when Kyle Sandilands gushed that Waleed Aly and Sarah Harris issue a grovelling apology on The Project after backlash for laughing along with Man dies 'after being shot at home': Police Scotland hunt 'gunman' as they appeal for information. In 2009, our rst child was born. The smaller two: 19 in (48 cm) and 24 in (61 cm) high. Theres nothing phoney about it I keep it authentic. A German man came up to me after my talk and asked if I could set up a trek for him and 10 of his friends. The author and broadcaster invites us on a brief tour of the London home she created with interior design firm Colefax & Fowler, introducing some of the beautiful and eclectic items now being offered in a special online sale. Reading Russian literature gave me a greater understanding of the Russian character. Last year I had a big sale at home of my own stuff from my oligarch years. ", "The paintings of Indian palaces. Check if your But really shes happiest in clothes which reflect her passion for tradition, craft and travel, mixing Hungarian textiles repurposed by Eponine London with Romanian shawls found on Etsy and Broras British knitwear. She died in 1979, at age 96, and was laid to rest in the Russian cemetery of Spring Valley, New York, USA. organisation or The industry is completely different now. Its the colours, the texture, the natural ageing of it, she enthuses. I note how impossible it must be to represent oneself in a society where value and status is projected through selfsame designer clothes and modern houses, which is entirely different to the way she represents herself now. 2023 Getty Images. In 2018, I returned after eight years away. offers FT membership to read for free. personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to I went into this whole other world. Countess Alexandra Tolstoy's Colefax and Fowler interiors are up for sale at Christie's, for Tatler 3rd November 2020 The writer, equestrian and socialite talks to Tatler about the decision to auction off the pieces that made her Chelsea home impossibly chic. 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