Royal jewelry has long been a hot commodity on the auction block, and the recent sales of Marie Antoinette’s diamond bracelets to pendants belonging to Queen Victoria, proves they’re not slowing down.

Just weeks ago at Christie's Geneva, an emerald that belonged to Catherine the Great sold for over $4 million. Experts attribute the success of the sale in part to the size of the stone—75 carats—but ...

Royal jewels that belonged to Russia's Romanov imperial dynasty before they were smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution are set to be auctioned off by Sotheby's. A sapphire-and-diamond ...

GENEVA (Reuters) – 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 during the 1917 revolution, sold ...

A historically valuable sapphire and diamond brooch and a pair of ear clips during a preview at Sotheby's, before their auction sale in Geneva (Reuters/Denis Balibouse) A sapphire and diamond brooch ...

Until its downfall in 1917, the Romanov dynasty officially possessed a breathtaking array of jewels—not just baubles but treasured state artifacts gathered over centuries: necklaces, pendants, ...

CLINTON - From the age of Peter the Great to the murder of Tsar Nicholas II, members of the reigning Romanov family dined off exquisite porcelain, enamel and silver gilt place settings as the mass of ...

Spending a day exploring the museums of Amsterdam after two days of previews at TEFAF Maastricht, I found myself traveling much farther than expected: transported in time to the royal court of the ...

The last home of Nicholas II has been restored and opened to the public as a museum outside of St. Petersburg. By Ivan Nechepurenko For the groom, a Romanov and descendant of the imperial throne, and ...

Royal jewelry has long been a hot commodity on the auction block, and the recent sales of Marie Antoinette’s diamond bracelets to pendants belonging to Queen Victoria, proves they’re not slowing down.