Jewels from Imperial St. Petersburg
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- Contents
Avant-Propos
Orthography and Dates
Four Empresses – Early History
Chère Cousine – Gustav III Visits Catherine the Great
From Neoclassicism to the Empire Style – Paul I
The Duval Family of Jewelers and the Dowries of the Young Grand Duchess
An Imperial Christening Gift
The Empire Style – Alexander I
The Grand Duchy of Finland
The 12,000-Ruple Mystery
The Emperor’s Tours of the Grand Duchy
A Snuffbox Filled with Gold Ruple Coins
Count Gustav Mauritz Armfelt
The Emergence of Historicism – Nicholas I
The Empress’s Jewelry Chests
The Envoy and the Princess
Princess Zinaida Ivanovna Iusupova
Brilliant Matches
The Sancy Diamond
Gifts to Friends and Godchildren
Gustaf Ehrström
Ladies of the Imperial Court
Serving Seven Sovereigns – The Court Jewelers Bolin
Battles of the Styles – Alexander II
Nature as a Source of Inspiration
Dictates of Fashion – Royal Blue
A Prominent Industrialist – Henrik Borgström
The Countess who Shocked Her Contemporaries
A Fête Worthy of an Emperor
Myrtle, Symbol of a Happy Marriage
The Sinebrychoff Brewing Family
An Unlikely Friendship – Queen Olga of Greece and Baroness Sophie von Kraemer
Princess Tatiana Aleksandrovna Iusupova
Fin De Siècle – Alexander III
Navigare Necesse Est
The Visit to Rilax
Salmon Feasts at Langinkoski
Sophie von Remy – A Lonely Soul
A Parcel from Leningrad with Surprising Contents
Gifts from an Unknown Princess
Princess Zinaida Nikolaevna Iusupova
The New Century – Nicholas II
Among the Birds and the Bees
The Belle Époque and Garland Style
The Most Elegant and Best-Dressed Woman in Petrograd
Countess Betsy Shuvalova
The Wedding Jewelry of Princess Irina Iusupova
A Sumptuous Fancy Ball
Jewelry from the Teneev Pistolekors Families
August Gifts
The Jeweler Karl Fabergé
Holmström Family of Jewelers
The second Generation
Alina Hölmstrom
Alma Pihl
The Jeweler A. Tillander
Haiko Manor – Retreat and Shelter
Notes
Glossary
References
Chronologicacl List of St. Petersburg Jewelers
Index
Art: Art--General Studies
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