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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Around midnight on the night of July 16-17, 1918, 11 members of the Romanov family of Russia and their servants were taken to the basement of the house where they had been confined since March. They ...
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What happened to the Romanov jewelry?
The tragic end of the Romanov family led to countless mysteries. They included the conspiracies surrounding their extremely valuable jewels, a true treasure that was allegedly smuggled or sold by ...
LONDON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- An auction official in London says jewelry that once belonged to Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia has been recovered and will be sold at auction. The jewelry was ...
Until its downfall in 1917, the Romanov dynasty officially possessed a breathtaking array of jewels—not just baubles but treasured state artifacts gathered over centuries: necklaces, pendants, ...
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 ...
GENEVA, Nov 10 (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, ...
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