Until the 1917 Revolution the Romanov family ruled Russia for over 300 years, and during this time accumulated a large collection of crown jewels made by the best craftsmen. These include jewelry ...

Inside the Rare Jewelry Collection of a Romanov Princess. Princess Natalie Paley, who fled to France and then America, amassed a remarkable collection of pieces that will be auctioned by Sotheby's.

Empress Maria Alexandrovna (1824-1880), the wife of Alexander II, was known for her exquisite jewelry. Just one item from her collection remains in Russia: a brooch with a unique 260.37 carat oval ...

The Jewelry Deep Throat that had granted me an audience with the Fersman volumes and I spent a considerable amount of time ruminating on why the collection was so meticulously documented only to ...

The Romanovs Smuggled These Jewels Out of Russia During the Revolution. They Just Sold for $900,000. ... Pomellato’s New High Jewelry Collection Is an Ode to Its Most Defining Decades.

Missing Romanov jewelry found LONDON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- An auction official in London says jewelry that once belonged to Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia has been recovered and will be sold ...

Royal jewels that belonged to Russia's Romanov imperial dynasty before they were smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution are set to be auctioned off by Sotheby's.

Art World Inspired by Imperial Russia, Chanel’s New Jewelry Collection Recalls the Young Coco Chanel’s Affair With a Romanov Duke. Called Le Paris Russe de Chanel, the new high jewelry ...

Upon her death in 1796, the empress' personal jewelry collection was passed on to her children. Cartier eventually purchased the emerald from the Russian royal family in 1927 and had it cut into a ...

Perhaps the most breathtaking piece is the Romanov bracelet, which features a 197.80-carat cushion-shaped, rose-cut sapphire once owned by Tsarina Maria Feodorovna, a prominent Romanov heiress and ...

Fabergé, a Russian jewelry firm known for its decorative eggs, crafted the creatures around the turn of the 20th century. Several of the figurines originated in the Romanov dynasty ’s imperial ...

Royal jewelry has long been a hot commodity on the auction block, and the recent sales of Marie Antoinette’s diamond bracelets to pendants belonging to Queen Victoria, proves they’re not ...