Cover art for Jewels from Imperial St. Petersburg
Published
Unicorn Press Uk, November 2013
ISBN
9781906509248
Format
Hardcover, 296 pages
Dimensions
30cm × 25cm × 2.9cm

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Russian jewelry has its own special allure and is highly appreciated the world over. This book not only offers a fascinating range of jewels and objects d'art crafted in St. Petersburg, beginning with the reigns of the empresses Elizabeth and Catherine the Great and ending in 1917 with that of Nicholas II, it is also intertwined with captivating personal history.

It describes the development of style and design within the art of the St. Petersburg goldsmith, putting it into historical context. Many of the pieces discussed come from private collections in Finland and Sweden, each with a unique provenance happily preserved in anecdotes, letters, diaries, historical documents, and photographs.

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