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Mar 1, 2021 · The longest serving Empress of Russia transformed an entire room in the Winter Palace to house her magnificent collection of jewels By Emma Samuel 1 March 2021
Jul 24, 2020 · Many of the Romanov pieces were smuggled out of Russia after the 1917 revolution, and some were sold at a Christie's auction in 1927. More recently, pieces of Catherine the Great's emerald pieces have been sold through Christie's for $1.6 million (a brooch) and $4.3 million (a necklace).
- Rachael Burrow
- Style Director
Nov 19, 2021 · The Empress of Russia, who ruled during a Golden Age (1762-1796), believed great jewels were as important as a great army. One legend has it that she would put on extra emeralds before entering...
- Editor In Chief
Oct 20, 2016 · The necklace remained in the collection of the Russian Imperial family until 1927 when it was brought to London and sold during an auction of the Russian State Jewels, and it has remained...
- Emily Selter
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May 26, 2016 · The diamond originated in India; it came into the Russian crown jewel collection when Count Orlov, a former lover of Catherine the Great (and the father of her youngest child, Count Bobrinsky), offered it as a gift to the empress.
Catherine I Alekseevna Mikhailova (Russian: Екатери́на I Алексе́евна Миха́йлова, tr. Ekaterína I Alekséyevna Mikháylova; born Polish: Marta Helena Skowrońska, Russian: Ма́рта Самуи́ловна Скавро́нская, tr. Márta Samuílovna Skavrónskaya; 15 April [ O.S. 5 April] 1684 – 17 May [ O.S. 6 May] 1727) was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the...
May 1, 2023 · In 1927, the Soviets approved a major sale of the Russian treasure—154 lots of gems, jewelry, and regalia that were sold at a London auction. These items included some of Catherine the Great’s jewelry; an 1884 diadem with 1,375 diamonds, including a rare, 13-carat pink stone; and the 1840 Russian Nuptial Crown set with 1,535 diamonds.
