Royal jewels that belonged to Russia's Romanov imperial dynasty before they were smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution are set to be auctioned off by Sotheby's. A sapphire-and-diamond ...
Just weeks ago at Christie's Geneva, an emerald that belonged to Catherine the Great sold for over $4 million. Experts attribute the success of the sale in part to the size of the stone—75 carats—but ...
GENEVA (Reuters) – A sapphire and diamond brooch and matching earrings, which were part of the royal jewels from Russia’s Romanov family smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution, sold ...
A sapphire and diamond brooch and matching earrings, which were part of the royal jewels from Russia’s Romanov family smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution, sold for 806,500 Swiss ...
The Romanovs Smuggled These Jewels Out of Russia During the Revolution. They Just Sold for $900,000.
Royal jewelry has long been a hot commodity on the auction block, and the recent sales of Marie Antoinette’s diamond bracelets to pendants belonging to Queen Victoria, proves they’re not slowing down.
A historically valuable sapphire and diamond brooch and a pair of ear clips during a preview at Sotheby's, before their auction sale in Geneva (Reuters/Denis Balibouse) A sapphire and diamond brooch ...
WASHINGTON – A glittering exhibit of the riches of the Russian royal family, the Romanovs, is scheduled to open next year in Wilmington, Del. Promoters are promising no repeat of Washington’s ...
The last home of Nicholas II has been restored and opened to the public as a museum outside of St. Petersburg. By Ivan Nechepurenko For the groom, a Romanov and descendant of the imperial throne, and ...
A HUGE MOVING van is marooned in front of Washington’s Corcoran Gallery of Art, blocked at both ends by cars bearing Russian diplomatic license plates. Inside the climate-controlled tractor trailer ...
The next major event at the Brooklyn Museum of Art will be an exhibition of the crown jewels, royal portraits, growns, uniforms and other objects of Russia’s Romanov czars. The show is scheduled to ...
Spending a day exploring the museums of Amsterdam after two days of previews at TEFAF Maastricht, I found myself traveling much farther than expected: transported in time to the royal court of the ...
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