I have a copy of the 1997 exhibition catalogue of Maria Feodorovna - Empress of Russia. Its a big heavy book in Danish and English.

It has a chapter on how one box of Marie Feodorovana's jewels survived the revolution and were taken into exile with her and their subsequent sale in England after her death.

Also included in the catalogue is a list of the jewels valued by Hennell's jewelers of London prior to them being sold in 1929 of which Queen Mary only purchased 4 pieces and 12 months after that another brooch.

Unfortunately the book doesn't give a history for each jewel even though it does describe them, provides a valuation and states if it was sold.

There is a section of letters between Nixa, Minny and Sacha


Note - Dagmar was engaged to Nicholas who died on Apri 11 1865. She then was engaged to his brother Alexander and subsequently married him.

Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich to his mother Empress Maria Alexandrovna...

Bernstorff
Sept 29/Oct 1 1864
Letter no. 3
"The next morning we gathered as usual at 9am to drink tea; I gave Dagmar my bracelet with the three pearl stars. Then Dagmar wrote to you, too, in keeping with her mother's wishes."
(Note - no matching item found in jewllery list)

Diaries of Tsarevich Alexander
...no mention of gifts of jewellery here.

In the section on Marie Feodorovna though diaries and personal letters....

She was married on Oct 28/Nov 9 1866 - no mention of jewels here. However by April 20/May 2 1867 when Marie was presented to the people of Moscow she mentions: "I was wearing my blue velvet with gold embroidery and as many diamonds as possible to really make an impression on the Muscovites."

In the section on personal possessions there is information on an inventory of the empress dated from 1909 which shows 16 pages and 77 items from the crown jewels which she was permitted to have in her possession. This inventory was discovered in 1967 at the currency exchange fund. This inventory is also reproduced in this book.

I hope this gives you some idea of the contents of this book. There is also a photo of a brooch which was owned by Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodrovna which was given to her at the coronation of Nicholas II in 1896



This is another jewel made for a different member of the imperial family for the coronation. 18 of these were made by Faberge and only gifted to high ranking women in the family for the coronation. 3 are known to survive today.



The coronation brooch was bequeathed to us by Princess Elisabeth. It is exhibited at the Amalienborg Museum.



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