Tsar Alexander III of Russia sparked a royal tradition that would become one of the most opulent and iconic legacies in the history of art. He commissioned famed jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé to create a ...

Stone notes that the choker originally belonged to Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia and "was later acquired by Queen Mary, who frequently wore it throughout the 1930s." ...

Stone notes that the choker originally belonged to Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia and "was later acquired by Queen Mary, who frequently wore it throughout the 1930s." Getty Getty Princess Anne ...