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

The crown of the Russian Empire is truly a masterpiecejewelry art! In its creation, two masters took their direct part: the court jeweler named Georg-Friedrich Ekart and the professional of brilliant art - Jeremiah Pose.

Task-maximum

Crown of the Russian Empire (photo of which is givenin this article) was published in the distant year of 1762. She was ordered specifically to perform 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 conditionmasters, was this: in any case not to allow that the great imperial crown of the Russian Empire was 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

Curiously, the shape of the finished jewelrywas carried out 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: 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 5thousands of precious stones. Of them exactly 4936 are cut diamonds, the total weight of which is 2858 carats! In addition to 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 is so crowded"got accustomed to the court," that after Catherine II, this hat was a prerequisite 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 monumentsolemnly restored jewelers Nikolayev VV, 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 it was usedcrown of the Russian Empire, 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.