Until the 1917 Revolution the Romanov family ruled Russia for over 300 years, and during this time accumulated a large collection of crown jewels made by the best craftsmen. "23,000 20. Diamond brooches - bows, 26,000 9. The Orlov Diamond is a 189-carat stone that was famously stolen from the eye of a statue of a Hindu deity in southern India and that's only one of the stories behind the collection. By clicking Sign Up, you also agree to marketing emails from both Insider and Morning Brew; and you accept Insiders, Visit Insider's homepage for more stories, wearing the golden brocade of 17th-century Russian Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich, precious jewels had been sewn into the four duchesses' clothing, The enduring mystery of the Romanovs, Russia's last royal family, 10 countries that abolished their own monarchies, What 17 royal residences look like around the world, 22 photos that show what royal wedding dresses look like around the world. However, a number of important pieces remained in the country and are now kept under lock and key in the Kremlin. As a child, there were family presents, of course; one of her teeth was made into a lily-of-the-valley brooch for her grandmother, Queen Victoria, still in the Royal Collection. Silver " with pearls150 147. The four pieces are no longer part of the Russian collection. Further reading: I highly recommend Historys Greatest Heist: The Looting of Russia by the Bolsheviks by Sean McMeekin. In October 1933, she confessed under interrogation to the Tobolsk authorities, and revealed Kornilov's name to them. On the night of their deaths, perhaps believing rescue was imminent, the girls dressed in their special clothing, which in the end only prolonged their gruesome fate. Amethyst brooches studded with diamonds, 2300 103. In warm fur coats with raised collars, we walked through the frozen rooms of the Armoury, later recalled a member of the commission, Academician Fersman. "If you look very closely [the emeralds are] in something that would have been mounted in the teens to 1920s. Then she opened and held it up as she sat in the carriage the locket contained an image of Prince Albert, which she held up so that he might see the repair work which had been done on the recently restored Duomo a story related by the Hon. Princess Olga Orlova, pictured, was one of the party's royal attendees. Smuggled Romanov royal jewels sell for nearly $900,000, A sapphire and diamond brooch and matching earrings, which were part of the royal jewels from Russia's Romanov family smuggled out of the country.