Romanov Jewels

[reynard]

What is the crown in #4?

Originally Posted by acid_rain3075

And some more

1. Russian Sapphire and diamonds (source liljones)
2. Russian Field Tiars made from Diamonds and Gold.
3. Crown and Orb from Tsar Micheal Romanov late 16th century.
4.
5. Military Decoration with a potrait of Peter The Great.
6.
7. The Great Imperial Crown (source)

(source for 2-6 bestofrussia.ca)

[acid_rain3075]

Originally Posted by reynard

What is the crown in #4?

To be perfectly honest, I don't really know!:( But I did find those pictures (2 - 6) on a website called Best of Russia it has a lot of great info and stuff but they don't mention the name! All it really says is that it was made for the coronation of Peter the Great or Catherine the great. Anyways, sorry if that didn't help much! :o

[Garter]

Quite impressive all these jewels indeed, does anyone know if these can be viewed? and if yes where?

[Warren]

Originally Posted by CasiraghiTrio

I think this is the first aquamarine tiara I've ever seen:
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...6&d=1068526169
I think reynard said this is presently in the British Royal Collection but it was originally in the collection of....?

The Family of Hesse.

[Gaël LE BOLLOCQ]

Originally Posted by Warren

The Family of Hesse.

How do we know the tiara is now in the british Royal Collection ? I mean is that certain ?
If it is so, does the rest of the Hesse's parure (necklace, bracelets ?) also belongs to the collection ?

[Warren]

Originally Posted by Gaël LE BOLLOCQ

How do we know the tiara is now in the british Royal Collection ? I mean is that certain ?
If it is so, does the rest of the Hesse's parure (necklace, bracelets ?) also belongs to the collection ?

I think it unlikely the Hesse aquamarine tiara was acquired by the Windsors. A much earlier post in this thread said the tiara was auctioned. Nothing more.

[pookiepie]

http://www.alexanderpalace.org/jewels/treasures.html

[qui mal y pense]

The aquamarine tiara belonged to Empress Alexandra's sister Ella who was married to Nicholas's uncle Sergei. It was auctioned a few years ago and I doubt the Windsors would buy it. They have enough jewels that they don't wear.

[reynard]

Originally Posted by Warren

The Family of Hesse.

I don't think I ever said that this tiara was in the Windsor collection now. If I did, I apologize for the error. Warren is quite correct about its provenance.

[Nefertiti]

From Christie's web site:

A SUPERB AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT HISTORIC DIAMOND BRACELET FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL FAMILY
The semi-flexible bracelet designed as an oval-shaped old-cut diamond to the six-looped ribbon-bow top and foliate old-cut diamond tapered sides, mounted in gold and silver, circa 1780, 15.5 cm long, in fitted blue velvet S.J. Phillips case

[Yusupov]

Hi there, I'm new to the web page and am passionately interested in the Romanov and Yusupov families.
In particular I'm interested in their collections ie furniture, jewellery etc. I was wanting to know if anyone knows what happened to the incredible collection of Yusupov jewellery that was found by the Soviets in 1925 and which there is a famous photo of them sorting through. Was it broken up and the stones sold seperately? (Hope not) or were the beautiful pieces sold as the items they were? I've never seen any of the pieces in that photograph shown anywhere since then. And also what happened to all those royal tiaras that are illustrated on this site in particular that magnificent Diamond and Pearl one that is often shown in photos of the Empress Alexandra? Sorry for so many questions at once!! I'd be so pleased if anyone could help
Cheers
Simon (From Melbourne, Australia)

[SusanE]

Originally Posted by Lady Jean

The Forbes family is auctioning off its collection of Faberge Eggs through Sotheby's in April. Here is a link:

http://search.sothebys.com/liveauctions/tfc/index.html


I'm disappointed these will now be dispersed, just like the jewels have been. At least we will have one last chance to see them during the exhibit.

I was particularly saddened when the Forbes family sold their collection of Faberge Eggs. The eggs had been on exhibit at the Forbes Building in New York City (for free!) and I was fortunate to see them a few years ago. After seeing these magnificient eggs in pictures for years, it was thrilling to see them in person. They are spectacular! BTW, the Forbes eggs were purchased by a Russian and they are now back in Russia.

See "Russian Tycoon Buys Forbes Faberge Eggs" at http://www.forbes.com/2004/02/04/cx_...bergesale.html

[EkaterinaMarie]

I recently saw a Faberge Exibit that was fantastc. There were quite a few of the Imerial Eggs. I think there were 11 of them. As well as some jewlery and desk stuff. It was wonderfull

[CasiraghiTrio]

Originally Posted by EkaterinaMarie

I recently saw a Faberge Exibit that was fantastc. There were quite a few of the Imerial Eggs. I think there were 11 of them. As well as some jewlery and desk stuff. It was wonderfull

I wonder if the Forbes collection was part of the exhibit that was at the NY Public Library a couple of years ago. The Maria Feodorovna faberge eggs? Maybe the Forbes family loaned their collection to this exhibit? If so, then I saw them. It was a small exhibit, a little disappointing because I had expected more, but the individual items were all amazing, of course. And the bonus was I got extra credit for my Russian history class at the time.

[CasiraghiTrio]

I have asked a couple of questions in this thread (last post and bottom post of page 3) and no one answered. Is there anyone who can help me?

[bbb]

excellent thread, thanks to everybody for the photos and history information, i've really enjoyed it.
sorry casiraghitrio i don't know the answers

[CasiraghiTrio]

Originally Posted by SusanE

I was particularly saddened when the Forbes family sold their collection of Faberge Eggs. The eggs had been on exhibit at the Forbes Building in New York City (for free!) and I was fortunate to see them a few years ago. After seeing these magnificient eggs in pictures for years, it was thrilling to see them in person. They are spectacular! BTW, the Forbes eggs were purchased by a Russian and they are now back in Russia.

See "Russian Tycoon Buys Forbes Faberge Eggs" at http://www.forbes.com/2004/02/04/cx_...bergesale.html

I think for the most part private collectors perform a good service to use their money for preserving things like this. However, it is unfortunate that these things aren't all together and in a museum for all to see, anytime. To have history locked up in a private vault or palace somewhere is something criminal. What is the point of preserving these objects if the beauty is not enjoyed by everyone who wants to admire it? And the bonus to these private collectors is that if they donate or loan these things to the museums, they get tax writeoff.

[CasiraghiTrio]

What is this one called? http://www.saveurs.sympatico.ca/ency...fs/faberge.jpg
Was it one of Nicky and Alix's or Alexander III's? Dagmar, Alex's wife and Nicky's mother, was an enthusiastic faberge egg collector. Hers are the ones that I saw at the NY Public library, I think.

[magnik]

Try here:
http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fab/fab00.html
http://www.someonespecial.com/cgi-bi...e/faberge.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faberge_egg

[kennybob]

Originally Posted by reynard

rUSSIAN TURQUOISE TIARA

Those tiaras was part of a complet set of turquoises and diamonds, created for the Romanov. When the Grande duchesse Olga became queen of the Hellens, she asked to get an exact replica. When she died, she let the complet set to her last son, Prince Christophe of Greece. This set was frequently worn by his wife, Princesse Françoise of France. It was then sold by the Prince. According to his son, Prince Michel, just 2 stones of turquoises remained in his family. It's now part of a bracelet worn by his wife Princesse Marina.