Russian royal jewels

A tiara of huge pear pearls and diamonds, belonging to Empress Alexandra Fedorovna, consort to the last tsar. It was made by court jewele...

Imelda Marcos ;In the Book "Jewels of the Tsars" by Prince Michael of Greece, he says and I quote "Tiara of pearls and diamonds made for Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas I, by the Swedish jeweler Bolin in 1843. was sold after the Revolution, when it was bought by the Duke of Marlborough for his wife Gladys, who later sold it in her turn. On this occasion it was bought by Imelda Marcos.

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Imperial Family Jewels

These sparkling diamond and emerald tiaras are modeled and named after the old Russian headdress.

Ever wonder whatever happened to the magnificent Russian Crown Jewels, those that graced the heads, gowns and decolletés of the empresses and made the Russian empire of the Romanovs the richest court…

22nd June and today's tiara is the Pearl Drop Kokoshnik that was part of the Russian Royal Jewels. It was made by Bolin in the 1840s and a much loved piece of the Czar's mother, Empress Marie Feodorovna. It was stolen by the Bolsheviks in 1917 when her palace was ransacked. This tiara was sold intact and ended up in the hands of the Duke of Roxborough and then Imelda Markos. Today the original is held at the Bank of the Philippines. The Russians made a replica which is on display at the…

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the birth of Alexandra Feodorovna, the German princess who became the last Empress of Russia. Today, let's have a closer look at her most imposing jewel: her pearl and diamond