Crown of jewelry mastery - the famous crown of the Russian Empire

The crown of the Russian Empire is truly a masterpiece of jewelry art! Two masters took part in its creation: a court jeweler named Georg-Friedrich Ekart and a professional of brilliant art - Jeremiah Pose.

Task-maximum

The crown of the Russian Empire (the photo of which is given in this article) was published in the distant year of 1762. It was ordered specifically to effect the coronation of the wife of the then deceased Peter III - Catherine II. Eckart was commissioned to create sketches for the future crown, and Pose - direct selection of precious stones.

The most important condition for the masters was: in any case not to allow the great imperial crown of the Russian Empire to be heavier than two kilograms. It should be noted that this condition was met with maximum accuracy. Were finished jewelry 1993.8 grams.

Regardless of the complexity of its design, the headdress of the future Empress Catherine II was created for a relatively small juice - for a couple of months.

Appearance and Symbols

It is curious that the shape of the finished jewelry was made in the eastern traditions. The crown of the Russian Empire is divided into two silver hemispheres, symbolizing the union of the West and the East. The majestic figure of this product is not only beautiful, but also filled with a very deep meaning: the laurel branches in its lower part symbolize glory, and oak leaves and acorns are the strength and strength of the imperial power.

As for its dimensions, the height is 27.5 centimeters, and the length of the inner hole is 64 centimeters.

The crown of the Russian Empire consists of more than 5 thousand precious stones. Of them exactly 4936 are cut diamonds, the total weight of which is 2858 carats! In addition to the diamonds in the crown, pearls were used to emphasize the beauty of diamond lace. Precious metals, included in the decoration of this jewelry, were silver and gold. Crown of the headdress is a very rare precious stone of red color called noble spinel.

Popular and famous

The Great Imperial Crown became so closely "attached to the court" that after Catherine II this headpiece was a necessary condition for the coronation of all subsequent emperors, beginning with Paul I and ending with the last of the Romanov dynasty, Nicholas II.

Today we can safely say that this crown is the most famous of all its predecessors and followers until the very end of the Romanov monarchy in Russia.

In 1984, this unique jewelry monument was solemnly restored by jewelers Nikolayev V.V., Aleksakhin G.F. And the artist Sitnikov VG. Today this unique piece of jewelry is among the most unique exhibits (the imperial power and the scepter) of the Diamond Fund of Russia.

Last time...

The most recent case, when the crown of the Russian Empire was used, was a state event in 1906 - a solemn ceremony to mark the opening of the first State Duma, in which the last owner of the Russian land, Nikolai II Romanov, participated.