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Christmas gifts. What do we know?
Posted by Beth on December 23, 2018, 4:09 pm
Below I started a thread on Christmas gifts given to or by royals. I am sure that others know a lot more than I do, so I am looking forward to reading everyone's contributions.
As this board aims to look at jewels from a variety of sources the recipients or givers don't have to be royals.
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The UK royals staying at Sandringham do their gifts on Christmas Eve with them all gathered around and joke gifts are standard.
I would imagine though that privately between the couples and their children quite a few jewels get exchanged.
I’ll try though and dig up that list of jewels given to Tsarina Alexandra one Christmas.
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Below I started a thread on Christmas gifts given to or by royals. I am sure that others know a lot more than I do, so I am looking forward to reading everyone's contributions.
As this board aims to look at jewels from a variety of sources the recipients or givers don't have to be royals.
Please identify a change of subject in the heading.
Thank You for starting this thread Beth. It sent me down an amazing rabbithole on the Royal Collection website. Here are a few gifts of Faberge items I found there:
This beaker was a Christmas present to Queen Mary in 1948 by the Royal Family.
Elephant automaton, box and key c. 1900. Presented to George V by his family for Christmas 1929.
Box with miniature of Peter the Great's Monument c. 1913. Prince Vladimir Galitzine; from whom purchased by Queen Mary, 10 September 1934 (£178); by whom given to King George V, Christmas 1934
Goblet. Given to Queen Mary when Duchess of York by the Dowager Tsarina Marie Feodorovna, Christmas 1895.
Patch Box. Presented to Queen Mary when Duchess of York by Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, Christmas 1894
Easter Egg 1899. Commissioned by Barbara and Alexander Kelch, Easter 1899; Wartski; from whom purchased by King George V, 2 December 1933 (£275) and given to Queen Mary for Christmas 1933
Rectangular Box, 1910. Bought by the Duchess of Roxburghe from Fabergé's London branch on 28 November 1910 (£35 5s); by whom presented to Queen Mary Christmas 1910
Notebook. Bought jointly by Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, December 1896; by whom given to Queen Victoria, Christmas 1896
Just the other day, I was watching an interesting TV docu-series on Faberge.
The last item in OmerH's list - the note book from the Tsar - was used by Queen Victoria as an autograph book whereby she got everyone who attended her June 1897 Diamond Jubilee celebrations to sign the book.
What an amazing rabbit hole! Thank you OmerH. You have introduced us to some delightful items. I am looking forward to next time you fall down a rabbit hole.
It is lucky for us that you saw that documentary Bryce. Without that knowledge Victoria's signature wouldn't make sense. Now all is clear.
on December 23, 2018, 4:09 pm
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