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

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

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

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…

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

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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