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August 9, 2016

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia's Pearl Coronet

empress alexandra feodorovna russia boucheron pearl coronet tiara
Creation: This tiara was made by Boucheron.

Materials: 18 pearls and 697 diamonds
Empress Alexandra
Empress Alexandra
Provenance:
  1. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia née Princess Alix of Hesse; from her husband, Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, on the occasion of their 1894 engagement
Empress Alexandra
Questions:
  • Does this tiara still exist intact? 
  • What happened to this tiara after is was taken by the Bolsheviks following the Russian Revolution?

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Photos: Boucheron

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