Re: Russian Crown Jewels HQ picture !! Archived Message
Posted by Scarlett on January 1, 2013, 11:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Russian Crown Jewels HQ picture !!"
Oh, I didn't realize they were turquoises. Thank you for the correction (I learned something new today). Maybe someday we will see this tiara again, but it doesn't sound likely. Ah well, I can dream.... --Previous Message-- : The second to last on the right hand side is a : turquoise and diamond tiara. I believe that : it was a Faberge piece made about 1895. : : --Previous Message-- : Wow!! The size of some of the stones is : staggering. Although I have seen this photo : many times, I never noticed one of the pearl : and diamond tiaras. It is the next-to-last : tiara on the right hand side (bottom row). : Does anyone know anything about it? I don't : recall having seen it anywhere. : : Thank you for posting this fantastic photo! : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : This topic was started by Dmitry (far : below), : that prompted me to search in the Library of : Congress collection. This was what I found : several days ago. I am sure most, if not : all, of you already had seen this picture of : the whole array of Russian Crown Jewels on : the table. I put here this whole picture, : plus zoomed-up snippets of all portions of : the whole table, starting from the left to : the right. : : There appears to be 13 tiaras in total in : the whole picture. Question: how many of : them ARE NOT in existence anymore or of : whose whereabouts are currently UNKNOWN? : : Source: Library of Congress, from the : "New York Tribune" (NY) dated Dec. : 17, 1922 (published on the front page). : : The whole picture of the array of jewels : and non-jewel pieces on the table : : : Caption: : : : From the left side to the right side (with : upwards and downwards across the left to : right sides): : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : The End. : : It staggers me how many the Russian royal : family actually possessed because there were : a lot of other jewel pieces (pre-Russian : Revolution of 1917) that were either carried : into other European royal families via : marriages, bought by some members of the : other Royal Families (i.e., Britain), and : smuggled out of Russia during the : Revolution. Or lost during the transition : out of that country. : : : : : : :
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