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The Nightly Necklace: Emerald and Diamond Festoon Necklace

08.11.2020 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Sotheby’s

An emerald and diamond festoon necklace, belonging to an unnamed noble family, is displayed by Sotheby’s ahead of its sale in Geneva, June 2020; the necklace fetched about $38,000 at auction

The Nightly Necklace: The Romanov Imperial Wedding Necklace

08.10.2020 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Wikimedia Commons

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia wears the Romanov Imperial Wedding Necklace (with the accompanying tiara, crown, earrings, and stomacher) for her wedding to Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, May 1908; the enormous diamond necklace disappeared after the revolution

The Nightly Necklace: Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna’s Sapphire Necklace

08.09.2020 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Bain News Service/Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons

Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia (Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh) wears the necklace, tiara, and brooch from her grand diamond and sapphire suite for a formal portrait with her daughter, Princess Marie, ca. 1909; more on the sapphires over here!