Posted by Dmitry on January 7, 2012, 9:51 pm, in reply to "Re: Dowager Tsarina"
the list I have is rather sketchy in terms of descriptions, but very good in terms of weights and numbers of stones.
I can identify that HIM held onto the triple strand of pearls with the horseshoe diamond clasps, the large sapphire necklace with the 110ct centre cabuchon, one of the pair of four-row bracelets in diamonds, diadem of Indian Brilliants (returned to HIM's Cabinet January 23, 1914, a diadem of pearls, and I beleive at least one of the strands of pearls from the Treasury. My apologies that I cannot be more precise than that.
--Previous Message-- : I am trying to locate the jewellery from the : Imperial collection which was in the : possession of the Dowager Empress. I cannot : remember for the life of me if this necklace : and/or tiara were at the Anichkov at the : time the inventory was made. It was not part : of the jewellery with which HIM left Russia. : I know that there were some considerable : amounts of jewellery from the Treasury in : her possession at the time of the : Revolution. Once I find that list, I will : know a little better. It is here : somewhere.... : : : --Previous Message-- : So these must have been left behind, and not : brought out with the Empress when she left : Russia in 1919 (?). Would they have been in : the Kremlin, or the Anitchkov? : : --Previous Message-- : The necklace and tiara were quite separate. : The loss of this collection is a tragedy on : par with the loss of the French Crown : Jewels. : : : --Previous Message-- : Yes, I see crossed swords as well. This : photo : is mesmerizing. Red is a powerful statement : and the fur? Lovely. It could be worn : today. Is this tiara extant? Is the : necklace and tiara one in the same? : : Thanks so much for sharing this photo. : : TMN : : --Previous Message-- : here is the red dress portrait... : : : : I think of swords every time I see this : set...swords = violence...so barbaric : feeling you get is not so far fetched : : I have never seen both tiara and necklace : worn together...has anyone? : : photos from Alexanderpalace.org : : : --Previous Message-- : It was part of a suite of jewels, including : a : matching diadem. It was unusual in its : design and relatively adventurous for the : time. It had a certain barbaric splendour, : as did so many of the Imperial jewels. : Somewhere, there is a lovely portrait of : Maria Feodorovna wearing the tiara, with a : red dress, if I recall correctly. : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : After seeing part II of Roal Jewels, and the : comments on this board about the Russian : Royal Jewels, I found this lovely photo of : the Dowager Tsarina. : The lowest necklace was most interesting. : Is anything known of it please? : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
on January 7, 2012, 9:51 pm, in reply to "