Jewels of the Romanovs: Family & Court - Rilegato

Papi, Stefano

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ISBN 10: 0500515328 ISBN 13: 9780500515327

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2010

Riassunto

The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917, when the Revolutionbrought their reign to an abrupt end. The late nineteenth and earlytwentieth centuries were a time of particular elegance and extravagancefor the tsars and the wealthy families with whom they were linked bymarriage, and nowhere are these lavish tastes more apparent than inthe imperial jewels.

Every jewel tells a story. Through his work at Sotheby’s and Christie’sand his own extensive research, Stefano Papi has spent years unravelingthe mysteries of Russian imperial jewelry. He identifies pieces with littleor unknown provenance, and he uncovers the fascinating stories behindthe jewels and the people who wore them. He takes us through the goldenyears, and after the Revolution he follows the survivors of the Romanovline—and their jewelry—in European courts and in Paris, where manyexiles sought refuge.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Stefano Papi has worked as senior European specialist in the jewelry departments of both Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses. His previous publications include Famous Jewelry Collectors, Stage Jewels and Jewellery of the House of Savoy.

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Book by Papi Stefano

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0500515328
• ISBN 13: 9780500515327
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 304