Top 10: Jewels of Catherine the Great

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Catherine the Great (1729-1796), the formidable Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796, was not only a powerful and influential ruler but also a woman with a refined taste for the finer things in life. Her opulent reign left an indelible mark on Russian history, and her passion for the arts extended to the world of jewelry and furniture. Recently, two television series #TheGreat and #theGreat shed new light on the Russian empress. With this video, we will explore the fascinating world of some of Catherine the Great's jewelry collection including the #Orlovdiamond , #RussianImperialjewels , #rubyanddiamondwatch #bownecklace , #balasruby and #emeraldbrooch .
Sources:
Emma Samuel, "The #jewellery of #Catherine the Great", Tatler, www.tatler.com/gallery/cather...
Adastra Blog, "Catherine the Great", adastrajewelry.com/blog/cathe... ; adastrajewelry.com/blog/the-e... #greatmughaldiamond #nadirshah
#amberroom #catherinepalace #catherinethegreatjewel #catherinethegreatfurniture #catherinethegreatjewelry #royaljewellery #royaljewelry #imperialjewellery #imperialjewel #royaljewel #royalrussia #russianroyalty #imperialrussia #romanov #romanovrussia #romanovjewel #russianenlightenment #countorlov #potemkin #bolshevik #bolshevikrevolution #thegreatfullep #imperialrussia #peteriii #Екатерина #top10s #top5s #jewellery

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@user-xt3gh6du9r 9 күн бұрын

My fav is the emerald crown

@RadioWhoPoo 8 күн бұрын

It is beautiful. Russia has many emerald mines, the richest being in the Ural mountains.

@LJB103 10 күн бұрын

C. W. Post left his daughter Marjorie the Postum Cereal Company. She turned it into the General Foods Corp. She inherited a $20 million fortune (= $613,492,000 today). Excellent video.

@RadioWhoPoo 10 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

@SuperMan-xy8ui 9 күн бұрын

Marjorie Merriweather Post's estate in Washington, DC, is a treat to visit, it's by the National Zoo, she also donated jewelry to the Smithsonian, which is not far away. Post was married to the US Ambassador to Russia in the 1930s when Stalin began selling art treasures and other valuables seized from the Romanov family and former Russian aristocrats after the Russian Revolution.

@jhash9554 6 күн бұрын

I believe the Amber room was a gift!

@RadioWhoPoo 6 күн бұрын

Yes! Catherine II moved it to the Catherine Palace. It remained in Berlin until 1716, when it was given by the Prussian King Frederick William I to his ally Tsar Peter the Great of the Russian Empire. In Russia, the room was installed in the Catherine Palace. After expansion and several renovations, it covered more than 55 square metres (590 sq ft) and contained over 6 tonnes (13,000 lb) of amber.

@user-ov6bv9cn1o 5 күн бұрын

@@RadioWhoPooand then the Nazis stole it-purportedly.

@pedilustig4630 5 күн бұрын

The amber room was not dismantled by the bolsheviks. During the Second World War, the Amber Room was captured by the Wehrmacht in 1941 and then installed in Königsberg Castle, East Prussia, today Kaliningrad. When the Red Army advanced, it was removed in 1944 by the German Army and has been lost ever since. BTW: the "ruby" on top of the czars crown is a spinell 😊

@RadioWhoPoo 4 күн бұрын

Rubies and spinels have very similar refractive indexes - around 1.7 - but due to their difference in clarity spinels are usually the more brilliant, fiery ones.