The history of Russian jewelry is the story of the Royal Court of Czars, court intrigues, unimaginable wealth and a world at war. There are two major players in the timelessness of Russian jewelry. The first of these is Peter the Great who started the royal collection of jewelry around 1719 and to whom the world owes the very survival of the royal jewels.
The second player is Carl Faberge whose House was commissioned by Alexander III, the Czar of Imperial Russia, to craft the delicate Faberge eggs in gold, silver and precious and semi-precious jewels. These Faberge eggs have inspired the modern day online shops that have faithfully copied the fine workmanship in antique bracelets as in the Faberge bracelet with pastel eggs going back to the 19th/20th century in crystal and enamel. Also impressive is the bracelet with Viking Runes in sterling silver going back to the early Viking period around 750-800 AD.
The second player is Carl Faberge whose House was commissioned by Alexander III, the Czar of Imperial Russia, to craft the delicate Faberge eggs in gold, silver and precious and semi-precious jewels. These Faberge eggs have inspired the modern day online shops that have faithfully copied the fine workmanship in antique bracelets as in the Faberge bracelet with pastel eggs going back to the 19th/20th century in crystal and enamel. Also impressive is the bracelet with Viking Runes in sterling silver going back to the early Viking period around 750-800 AD.
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