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Russian regalia used prior to the creation of the great imperial crown [1]. By 1613, when Michael Romanov, the first Tsar of the Romanov Dynasty, was crowned, the Russian regalia included a pectoral cross, [2] a golden chain, [3] a barmas (wide ceremonial collar), [4] the Crown of Monomakh, sceptre, [5] and orb. [6]
Sources from the times of the Russian Empire differ in the definition of the stone that topped the great imperial crowns of Russian emperors and empresses: some of them define it as a true ruby, a precious red corundum (“oriental ruby”, “yakhont”, “red yakhont”), [9] [10] and others define it as “lal”, [6] [11] that is, spinel ...
Diamond crown This crown was executed by Russian masters for Tsar Peter I Alekseevich in the 1680s: A similar crown was made for his elder brother, crowned at the same time. The decor of the crown represents specific features of Russian jewelry of the late 17th century, a specific feature of which was the active use of precious stones.
The Imperial Coronation egg, one of the most famous and iconic of all the Fabergé eggs. The Moscow Kremlin egg, 1906.. A Fabergé egg (Russian: яйцо Фаберже, romanized: yaytso Faberzhe) is a jewelled egg first created by the jewellery firm House of Fabergé, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The Diamond Fund (Russian: Алмазный фонд) is a unique collection of gems, jewelry and natural nuggets, which are stored and exhibited in the Kremlin Armoury in Russia. The Fund was opened in 1967 and its collection dates back to the Russian Crown treasury instituted by Emperor Peter I of Russia in 1719.
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Peter Carl Fabergé – Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court – His Life and Work. London, UK: Batsford. Birbaum, Franz P. (1992). Skurlov, Valentin V.; Fabergé, Tatiana (eds.). The History of the House of Fabergé according to the recollections of the senior master craftsman of the firm, Franz P. Birbaum. St Petersburg ...
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