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06 February 2012

Fabergé Pendants and Necklaces

The Russian firm of Faberge were masters in enamel work, and used it frequently in their designs. Perhaps less well known is their fine jewelry they made, most of which was executed in diamonds, and often in rock crystal. Rock crystal is actually glass, but of very fine quality.

 A Faberge egg charm necklace.




 A carved amethyst chick and gold pendant. The chick's eyes are diamonds.

 A interesting diamond festoon pendant with a large cabochon sapphire.

 A charming egg pendant, with a diamond and ruby chick crawling out of the cracked eggshell.

 A classical oval floral diamond pendant with a baroque pearl suspended in the middle.

 A very fun, multi-colored pendant necklace with small animals and egg charms.

 A small Faberge egg pendant in its original box.

 A smooth gold egg with an enameled spiderweb design, with a diamond and ruby spider.

 An elephant pendant, alluding to the Danish ancestry of the Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia.

 A Faberge sketch for an emerald and diamond necklace.

 A gold sensual woman pendant, with a singular collet-set diamond.

 A pink-enameled Rococo-style pendant in gold, diamonds, and rubies.

 A beautiful gold and diamond pendant, redolent of a page from an illuminated manuscript.

 A drawing for an impressive emerald and diamond necklace.

 A delicate pearl and diamond necklace, pictured in its original Faberge box.

 A carnelian and gold demi-parure, consisting of a necklace, earrings, and a brooch.

 A moonstone and diamond pendant in its original box.

 A diamond and pink topaz pendant.

 An interesting, Russian design of large oval Amethysts, topped with a Russian Imperial crown motif.

 A circular pendant of diamonds, pearls, and peach-colored enamel.

 A "frost" pendant watch, of diamonds and rock crystal.

 A Christmas-y oval pendant, of gold, enamel, and diamonds.

 A drawing for a delicate diamond and sapphire necklace.

 Prince Felix Felixovitch Youssoupoff and his wife, the Princess Irina Alexandrovna. Youssoupoff was the main instigator in the murder of the moujik mystic, Grigoriy Yefimovitch Rasputin. The pendant on the right is in gold and white enamel, and contains the Cyrillic initials of Princess Irina.

An oval, geometric diamond and pearl pendant necklace.

13 September 2011

The Treasury at Rosenborg Castle

During July of 2011, I was fortunate enough to be traveling around Western Europe, and while in Denmark, I visited the Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen. The Castle consists of a huge Treasury in the basement, and 3 stories of elegant, royal rooms. It was quite the experience, and I recommend everyone to visit.


The video I took of the amazing Christian IV's crown.


The video I took of the smaller crowns of Christian V and Queen Sophie Magdalene.




Jeweled box with doves on top.


A glass case with gold, enamel and silver orders.

A gold and enamel order on top of moire silk ribbon.





Earrings, at top, and diamond stick pins.

Large diamond pendant earrings.

Diamond and enameled pocket watch with chatelaine.

Diamond and enameled pocket watch with chatelaine.

Collection of jeweled rings, most made with semi-precious stones.

Large, diamond-covered chatelaine and pocket watch.

More rings set with large precious and semi-precious stones.

A diamond-covered order of King Frederik VII of Denmark.

Diamond stars and elephant chain necklace, which I believe is worn at the coronations of Danish Monarchs.

Diamond covered scabbard of a royal sword.

A whole suite of diamond jewelry.

A large diamond riviere necklace, with detachable pendant, which can also be worn as a brooch.

A seed pearl and diamond brooch, or possibly hair ornament.

Tiny gold and enameled figures.


A pocket/pendant watch, with beautiful gold clockworks.

Monogram seals, to be used when a King wanted to make his mark on a wax seal on a document.

A locket with the monogram of King Christian VIII, all done in gold and seed pearls.


A small gold pin with a halo of diamonds. It contains the monogram of some King Frederik of Denmark, and is done in gold, with either a rock crystal cabochon over the top, or it is a clear gem.

Enamel and gold pin with mini skull dangling.

A gold and enameled monogram "A".