Historical jewellery royal families

Russian Crown Jewels Diamond Riviere Necklace Empress Nuptal Jewels |Margaret Thompson Biddle| Important Diamond Jewellery History

Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna and her Kokoshnik tiara

Following the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks ransacked the Romanov palaces, taking most of the Fabergé eggs, along with huge amounts of imperial gold, silver, jewels, and Russian Orthodox icons. After the Romanovs were executed, the House of Fabergé was nationalized and looted by the Bolsheviks.

Stolen Romanov Jewels. How ever 5 related royal families show up wearing the jewelry.

In the aftermath of the 1917 revolution, numerous reports in foreign newspapers had suggested wanton vandalism and the loss of a collection reportedly worth $500 million. Russia published catalogues of the Romanov jewelry as a response.

Above: Tiara, likely created by the court jeweller Bolin for Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia. Image from A. E. Fersman's catalog "Diamond Fund of the USSR," published around 1924-26, via Elena Horvathova on LiveJournal (http://eho-2013.livejournal.com/62382.html). Below: Portrait of Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna, by Ilya Yefimovich Repin, Russia, 1896, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, via Wikimedia Commons.