{"id":72370,"date":"2019-04-22T04:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T02:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/?p=72370"},"modified":"2019-04-20T17:25:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T15:25:33","slug":"i-gioielli-della-zarina-allasta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/i-gioielli-della-zarina-allasta\/","title":{"rendered":"The jewels of the Tsarina at auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\n          google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-1422720793454724\",\n          enable_page_level_ads: true\n     });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"image-side\"\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fe+6a+31-k2+pr\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8583266876\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h4>There is also a necklace with a large emerald that belonged to the Tsarina Catherine the Great among the Magnificent Jewels at Christie\u2019s auction &#x2666; \ufe0e<\/h4>\n<p>Tsar jewels have always been a myth. And in Geneva, on May 15th, among the jewels on sale at <strong>Christie&#8217;s<\/strong> auction, the necklace that belonged to Catherine the Great of Russia stands out, with a pear-shaped emerald. It has belonged to the Russian imperial collection for over a century. The emerald originally weighed over 107 carats and had a rectangular cut.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72374\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lo-smeraldo-della-zarina-caterina-la-grande.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lo-smeraldo-della-zarina-caterina-la-grande.jpg\" alt=\"Collana di diamanti e smeraldo appartenuto a Caterina la Grande di Russia\" width=\"709\" height=\"560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72374\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lo-smeraldo-della-zarina-caterina-la-grande.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lo-smeraldo-della-zarina-caterina-la-grande-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lo-smeraldo-della-zarina-caterina-la-grande-70x55.jpg 70w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lo-smeraldo-della-zarina-caterina-la-grande-400x316.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Collana di diamanti e smeraldo appartenuto a Caterina la Grande di Russia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p> When Catherine of Russia died in 1796, her jewels were passed on to her children. And Tsar Alexander II gave the stone to the Duchess Mary of Mecklenburg-Schwerin when she married her son, Grand Duke Vladimir, in 1874. Cartier bought the stone from the Russian royal family in 1927 and in 1954 cut the pear-shaped emerald to increase its brightness. The emerald was then added to a diamond necklace purchased by the Payne Whitney family and, later, by John D. Rockefeller. The estimate is between 2.5 and 3.5 million dollars.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72375\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72375\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/particolare-dello-smeraldo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/particolare-dello-smeraldo.jpg\" alt=\"Lo smeraldo taglio a pera\" width=\"709\" height=\"900\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72375\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/particolare-dello-smeraldo.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/particolare-dello-smeraldo-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/particolare-dello-smeraldo-43x55.jpg 43w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/particolare-dello-smeraldo-400x508.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lo smeraldo taglio a pera<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>For fans of blue-blooded jewels, the auction also includes the wedding gift tiara of Federico Francesco IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin to his wife Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland. The tiara, made in 1904, consists of nine graduated pear-shaped aquamarines and rose-cut diamonds. The jewel is not signed, but is attributed to Faberg\u00e9.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72376\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diadema-di-GRAND-DUCHESS-ALEXANDRA-OF-MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diadema-di-GRAND-DUCHESS-ALEXANDRA-OF-MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN.jpg\" alt=\"Diadema con acquamarine appartenuto alla gran duchessa Alexandra di Macklenburg-Schwerin\" width=\"709\" height=\"522\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72376\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diadema-di-GRAND-DUCHESS-ALEXANDRA-OF-MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diadema-di-GRAND-DUCHESS-ALEXANDRA-OF-MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diadema-di-GRAND-DUCHESS-ALEXANDRA-OF-MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN-75x55.jpg 75w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diadema-di-GRAND-DUCHESS-ALEXANDRA-OF-MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN-400x294.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diadema-di-GRAND-DUCHESS-ALEXANDRA-OF-MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diadema con acquamarine appartenuto alla gran duchessa Alexandra di Macklenburg-Schwerin<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThat of the zarina is not the only great jewel that stands out in the catalog. There is, for example, a rare series of 110 natural pearls: this one is also 2.5-3.5 million. Furthermore, under the lens there is also an unmounted colored diamond of 118.05 carats which was exhibited in the auction rooms of Christie&#8217;s in London, on 9 April 2019. The diamond is estimated between 2.5 and 3, 5 million dollars. Another necklace, of emeralds and diamonds, with a less adventurous history is estimated at 1.5-2.5 million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Curious is the story of the Jonker Diamonds emerald-cut stone signed by Harry Winston. It is one of the diamonds made from a diamond, called Jonker, found on 17 January 1934, of an extraordinary weight of 726 carats. She was portrayed in a photo with the actress Shirley Temple as a child. The Jonker was the fourth largest quality diamond ever brought to light. The stone was cut into 13 pieces. The Jonker V, the diamond for sale, weighs 25.27 carats. <strong>Federico Graglia<\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Banner mobili --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 320px; height: 100px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\" data-ad-slot=\"8029212895\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72377\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonkler-diamonds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72377\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonkler-diamonds.jpg\" alt=\"Il diamante Jonker V di 25,27 carati\" width=\"709\" height=\"505\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonkler-diamonds.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonkler-diamonds-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonkler-diamonds-77x55.jpg 77w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonkler-diamonds-400x285.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Il diamante Jonker V di 25,27 carati<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72378\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/shirley-temple.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72378\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/shirley-temple.jpg\" alt=\"L&#039;originale Jonker tenuto in mano da Shirley Temple bambina\" width=\"709\" height=\"932\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/shirley-temple.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/shirley-temple-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/shirley-temple-42x55.jpg 42w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/shirley-temple-400x526.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L&#8217;originale Jonker tenuto in mano da Shirley Temple bambina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72380\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/collana-a-frange-Ottocento-con-diamanti.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72380\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/collana-a-frange-Ottocento-con-diamanti.jpg\" alt=\"Collana a frange con diamanti dell&#039;Ottocento\" width=\"709\" height=\"697\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/collana-a-frange-Ottocento-con-diamanti.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/collana-a-frange-Ottocento-con-diamanti-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/collana-a-frange-Ottocento-con-diamanti-56x55.jpg 56w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/collana-a-frange-Ottocento-con-diamanti-400x393.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Collana a frange con diamanti dell&#8217;Ottocento<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72381\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/collana-di-63-perle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72381\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/collana-di-63-perle.jpg\" alt=\"Rara collana con 110 perle naturali\" width=\"709\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/collana-di-63-perle.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/collana-di-63-perle-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/collana-di-63-perle-43x55.jpg 43w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/collana-di-63-perle-400x508.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rara collana con 110 perle naturali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_72379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72379\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diamante-fancy-yello-di-7180-carati.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72379\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diamante-fancy-yello-di-7180-carati.jpg\" alt=\"Diamante fancy yellow di 71,80 carati\" width=\"709\" height=\"588\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diamante-fancy-yello-di-7180-carati.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diamante-fancy-yello-di-7180-carati-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diamante-fancy-yello-di-7180-carati-66x55.jpg 66w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diamante-fancy-yello-di-7180-carati-400x332.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diamante fancy yellow di 71,80 carati<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- rettangolo grande --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8343610496\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9203601299\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is also a necklace with a large emerald that belonged to the Tsarina Catherine the Great among the Magnificent Jewels at Christie\u2019s auction &#x2666; \ufe0e Tsar jewels have always been a myth. And in Geneva, on May 15th, among the jewels on sale at Christie&#8217;s auction, the necklace that belonged to Catherine the Great of Russia stands out, with a pear-shaped emerald. It has belonged to the Russian imperial collection for over a century. The emerald originally weighed over 107 carats and had a rectangular cut. When Catherine of Russia died in 1796, her jewels were passed on to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":72382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4042,4],"tags":[33,63,103,117,136,672,764],"class_list":["post-72370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-collane-2","category-news","tag-faberge","tag-christies","tag-collana","tag-cartier","tag-zar","tag-smeraldo","tag-necklace","style--link-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}