Thank you, Dmitry and Ashdean. It's great to know that choker still survives today in the British royal possession. If the Queen has already worn that choker at least once, then she and Princess Anne are the only ones to wear that one so far, aren't they?
Thanks again for your answers.
--Previous Message-- : That pearl collar looks like the one taken : out of Russia by Marie in 1919 and sold in : 1929 after her death by Hennell to Queen : Mary for £6,000 it has in recent years been : worn by Princess Anne..usually with the : large sapphire clap at the front. : : --Previous Message-- : Source: Library of Congress. : : From "The Salt Lake Tribune"(SLC, : UT) dated November 13, 1910. : : Question: Is this choker worn by Tsarina : Marie of Russia the same one on the table in : the far right upper corner of the newspaper : picture? She also wore a five-strand-pearl : necklace. : : : : --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. : : : : :