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Around 300 ancient Roman coins were presented to the public by Italian Minister of Culture Alberto Bonisoli in Milan, after their discovery in an old theatre in Como.
The black specks in this one of a kind watch are not just for design - they are flecks of real dried blood which were dripped on the dial to commemorate the blood spilt during the Russian revolution in 1917, when the Communist uprising led to an overthrow of the Russian imperial family. Prince Rostislav Romanov, a descendant of the Tsars, spilled his own blood on the dial of this watch to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the revolution.
These two incredibly valuable pieces of historic jewelry were once part of a set. A bejeweled Faberge Egg, called the Diamond Trellis because of the intersecting lines of diamonds all across its body, once contained this so-called surprise elephant, a jewel-encrusted automaton that would walk when it was wound up. The egg and elephant were given as a gift from Russian czar Alexander III to his wife Maria Feodorovna on Easter of 1892, but the two items were separated when they were sold off by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution. The Museum of Natural Science in Houston, Texas is the unlikely site of the reunion between these two rare pieces of jewelry. The Diamond Trellis, created under the watchful eye of legendary jewel master Peter Carl Faberge, belongs to American oil tycoon Artie McFerrin, while the surprise elephant, which was custom designed to fit inside the egg, was found only last year in the Royal Collection of the Queen of England. Both pieces will continue to be on display for about a year at the Museum before returning to their respective collections.
Russian archaeologists showed off a rare find of 18th century coins and jewelry made in France during the reign of King Louis XIV which, believe it or not, were discovered in the extremely remote northern Arctic region of Russia's Siberia. The artifacts appear to have been obtained and treasured by the indigenous Selkup people for hundreds of years. How exactly the coins and jewelry arrived in Siberia has not yet been established, but they may have been used by explorers to trade with the indigenous people for food and furs when their own supplies dwindled down in the harsh Siberian climate. The find was discovered in the creek of the Taz River, which flows into the Kara Sea. The archaeologists also found Russian made iron knives with enamel patterning, a remarkable collection of Russian buttons, and ancient ornamental objects of the West Siberian and Ural regions, including earrings, rings and badges. All the findings will be transferred to the Shemanovsky Museum in Salekhard.
This absolutely dazzling necklace started out as precious stones belonging to the Russian Empress Catherine the First, wife of Peter the Great, over 300 years ago. The legend goes that the empress offered the massive stones to Sultan Ahmed III to negotiate the lifting of the seige of Pruth in 1711. Sotheby's values the necklace, complete with a brooch and pair of earings, at between 3 and 5 million dollars. The second necklace is a diamond choker with a bow design once worn by Empress Catherine the Great. It was preserved originally designed as two separate jewels but was later fashioned into the stunning piece we see today. After the Communist Revolution began, the royal jewels were stored in the Kremlin strong room and later sold at auction in London to raise money for new Soviet government. The choker is also valued between 3 and 5 million dollars. The final piece on auction in Sotheby's Russian Imperial Jewelry collection is also the most valuable. This is the ultra-rare Sky Blue Diamond. The diamond, which has received the highest grading in all categories from the world's most respected gemological associations, was set into a ring by world renown jeweller Cartier. Sotheby's previewed the jaw-dropping jewellry to boost excitement for the actual auction, which will take place in Geneva on November 16.
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