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#102
02-27-2008, 04:09 AM
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If the Russian crown jewels appeal you then you might like these images:
Empress Marie Feodrovna dressed in cloth of silver court dress & diamonds for her son's coronation 1896 http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...arie1896_2.jpg A younger image of Marie in many of the same jewels while she was still empress. You'll never see these big diamonds on Empress Alexandra. Marie retained the right to wear them all her life and Alexandra had only the "left overs". http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...urt_150dpi.jpg Another one of Marie in different jewels. I don't think this necklace survived: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/359copy2.jpg Empress Alexandra in shortly after her wedding in a formal portrait. (not in her wedding dress, as I've seen written elsewhere) http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...alexyoung1.jpg A later image of Alexandra in her "big" jewels http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ress/alex2.jpg and a later slightly less formal one in another tiara: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...x_tiara_72.jpg 
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#103
02-29-2008, 12:13 PM
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Dear Members,
Could some of the more competent among you satisfy my gem lust (Ha!!!) and post pictures and information about a parurue which consists of a tiara made of yellow, pink and orange pink diamonds formed into flowers with green enameled gold leaves and bees flying about made of yellow diamonds, with earings and a brooch. There is some disagreement between Prince Michael of Greece and Geoffrey Munn as to the exact nature of the jewel, whether it is a necklace or tiara. It can be broken down into seven brooches. Made in the 18th century it is one of the more interesting items still extant in the Russian Imperial jewels. Cheers.
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#104
03-02-2008, 08:46 PM
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Whilst looking on a blog, I found this photograph;
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1512/j11dn9.jpg It's apparantly a Romanov piece bought by Imelda Marcos.
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#105
03-02-2008, 10:15 PM
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I've just deleted an off-topic argument. People wishing to discuss relationships among members of the Romanov family may do so in the Russian forum; this thread is about jewels.
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#106
03-12-2008, 12:32 PM
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O it breaks my heart to hear of people like Imelda having these precious and historical pieces! Thomas, I have a photo of the necklace of which you speak. (I received Prince Michael's book as a gift.) I don't have a scanner, and am not good with all this technology. The necklace sure is a stunner.
Thanks to all of you who do post these luscious pix, they give soooo much pleasure!
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04-05-2008, 08:39 AM
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Does anyone have any fotos of the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, Duchess of Edinburgh & of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha wearing her magnificent jewels? I recall bumping into this website which had a beautiful portrait of her, the Duke of Coburg and her children attending the coronation of the Tsar Nicholas II in 1896. However, I cannot recall which one it was. I would be most grateful if anyone would be kind enough to post these pictures. Or else any fotos of her in her jewels would be good enough.
I did manage to save the beautiful portrait showing the Duke & Duchess of Edinburgh, the Hereditary Prince Alfred & the Princess Marie & the Grand Duke & Grand Duchess of Hesse. I forgot that I had saved the photo into my computer. I'm not sure of the website i had saved it from.  More photos of the bejeweled Grand Duchess Maria please..... anyone.
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#108
04-05-2008, 11:55 PM
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That is a stunning photo! Such jewels, such fabrics, wonderful and thank you!
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04-06-2008, 04:27 PM
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That photo is priceless, if for the expressions on these people's faces if nothing else. The jewels are stunning.
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#110
04-07-2008, 05:48 AM
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Somehow I'm always fascinated by the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, being the spoilt only daughter of the Tsar and the only Russian Grand Duchess in history to marry into the British Royal Family, despite the strained relations between Britain and Russia at that time. What mesmerizes me the most is the immense dowry that she came with to England? Imagine that... Russian splendour entering England.....I guess she must have taken all her jewels to Coburg when Prince Alfred inherited the Duchy and I bet she must have added so much more glitter to the ducal court with her extravagant inheritance.
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#111
05-19-2008, 08:44 AM
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Duchess of Edinburgh & of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Once again, the magnificent jewels of HI&RH The Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, Duchess of Edinburgh & Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, a truly elegant royal of her time.
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#112
05-20-2008, 08:25 AM
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05-20-2008, 08:00 PM
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Thomas Parkman, is this what you were referring to?
http://www.tristarmedia.com/bestofru...ges/crown2.jpg And this one? http://www.tristarmedia.com/bestofru...ges/jewl11.jpg
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05-26-2008, 07:16 AM
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06-16-2008, 09:28 PM
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Many of the Romanov jewels are scattered everywhere...but I honestly can't ever remember hearing about where her jewels ended up. Does anyone have any idea? Hm, I just might have to research that...
On a different note, does anyone know what happened to the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna's magnificent (and huge!) collet necklace that she wore in many portraits? Or is it safe to assume it was lost to the Revolution?
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#116
06-29-2008, 06:46 PM
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Sadly Rain, I read that that necklace did not survive the revolution, its whereabouts unknown. I wonder if it will ever surface, or was it spirited away and broken up? It is the most magnificent necklace i have ever seen.
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08-07-2008, 12:32 PM
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08-07-2008, 12:53 PM
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About two years ago it was revealed that from Hermitage disappeard about 221 jewels belong to the tsars. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5249408.stm Year ago it was revealed that from Russian museums dissapeard about 160 thousends items during 80 years.
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