Auction Bonhams to Auction two albums with the decorations of the Romanovs

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Auction Bonhams to Auction two albums with the decorations of the Romanovs

LONDON, October 24 - RIA Novosti, Elena Pakhomov. The central lots of future Russian Trading London auction house Bonhams November 30 will be two albums jewelry Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, with descriptions and illustrations of jewelry that belonged to her and her family, said the auction.

In two volumes collected images over a thousand items from the collection of Princess, daughter of Emperor Alexander III and sister of Nicholas II, dated 1880-1912 years.

Bonhams experts evaluated the albums that are offered for sale in one lot, at 150-250 thousand pounds.

Kseniya and other members of her family received jewelry as gifts for important dates in the birthday and the birthdays, Christmas and Easter from their environment and many relatives. Thus albums not so much reflect the richness of the Romanovs, how are the family chronicle, telling about important events in the family.

In two volumes collected illustrations modest gifts Xenia Alexandrovna, girls, small gift from her cousin and future husband, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich, rings, donated to the birth of each of their seven children.

Wedding Xenia Alexandrovna in 1894 became one of the last examples of a gift for the family was ordered out of the state treasury. Parents gave the princess a wedding day jewelry set with emeralds, rubies and sapphires, a diamond tiara and and suspension, a pearl necklace. All this brought it in Xenia Alexandrovna their albums with a simple inscription: "From Mom and Dad at a wedding."

Albums are also of historical interest, showing how over the years has changed fashion jewelry in Russia.

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