Here are 17 colorized photographs of the Romanov royal costume ball of 1903. ", 180 150. " Similarly, the following year, Alexandra wore her personal jewellery again, on the anniversary of their engagement. She was also the aunt of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II. Olga Shirnina Though it was true that precious jewels had been sewn into the four duchesses' clothing, sparing them from the first round of gunfire, it has since been revealed that every member of the tsar's immediate family died that night. The officials in charge of the exhibition declined to comment for this story. The Diamond Fund is the name given to the imperial regalia of the Romanov family, the czars of Russia for more than 300 years, from 1613 to 1917. Pendant with diamond portrait and small pearl chain2,500 39. " Diamond pins for headdress, 27,000 8. The Romanov dynasty came to an end in 1917, amid the chaos of a world war, a revolution and a civil war. This 1925 photo shows the collection. Many of these items were sold abroad. PHOTO: the Romanov jewels on display in Moscow, 1920s. Tudor Q and A: Question from Vonya - Romanov royal jewels Our thanks to Rob Moshein for transcribing the list as printed in "The Last Act of a Tragedy" by V.V. "They're great on men's tuxedos, especially at red carpet events," Everett says. Nowadays many of them are privately owned and turn up at auctions from time to time. In addition to items taken out by representatives of the Tsarist family themselves, Romanov treasures were also taken out of the country with the permission of the Bolsheviks - the proceeds were supposed to pay for the needs of Communist movements in other countries. The following day, Kotler and Franz (both serious jewellers, according to Trotsky), said that if there was a buyer for these valuables, then the estimate would be 458,700,000 gold rubles. The young girls, and perhaps even Alexei, had sewn precious jewelsdiamonds, rubies and the likeinto their clothes to hide them from the Bolsheviks. Although unlikely to be connected to Russia, Everett admits, "You never know". "50 35. Before the sale, the treasures had to be sorted and evaluated. In their wartime correspondence, the period of their engagement was remembered with personal gifts, though not always jewellery Alexandra sent Nicholas an icon for the anniversary of the engagement in 1915. Some of this collection was sewn into their clothing - and in fact led to their slow agonising deaths in 1918 because bullets ricocheted off their diamonds. So Tatiana and her sisters sewed them into their clothes, probably hoping to someday escape with them. Sometimes, I just have the feeling that the color is wrong even if it looks right.". After Nicholas Alexandra and Maria left Tobolsk Olga Tatiana and Anastasia by their mothers bidding sewed the jewels into the lining of their clothes so that the guards would not find them. He along with his five children, his wife Alexandra, and three servants were executed by firing squad on July 17, 1918. Lady's watch with engraved monogram [cyrillic] "T.N. "Colorizing these images is very interesting work and I really enjoy it.". Who knows, it might be time to take a look in great-grandma's jewel case. Silver panagia with gold chain200 143. As for those missing pieces, you can see the photos of all of them on the USGS website. Platinum trinket with date 191220 66 Cross with aquamarine40 67. Who was the most beautiful Romanov? - Camomienoteca.com