Sotheby's put up for auction 300 items from the collection of Romanovs

Sotheby’s has auctioned 300 rare objects and works of art associated with the Russian imperial family. The total estimated value of the collection exceeds $15 million. This is reported by the auction house Sotheby's.

According to the auction house, part of the collection of the New York gallery A La Vieille Russie will be put up for auction. The collection includes items of different eras and trends: jewelry by Carl Faberge, porcelain, silver, objects of painting.

Since the 1930s, many works from the collection have been exhibited in major international museums and exhibitions organized by A La Vieille Russie.

At the auction Sotheby’s Royal and Noble Jewels (Royal and aristocratic Jewels) in Geneva, which will be held on November 11, will exhibit the Sapphire of the Imperial House of Romanov. Together with the sapphire of the imperial family, a bracelet of the Cartier brand is sold, decorated with diamonds, on which the stone is fixed.

In May 2015, at Christie’s auction in New York, several dozen personal belongings of the descendants of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov were sold. Total revenue from trading exceeded $5 million. Among the lots were a gold snuffbox donated by Emperor Nicholas II to the Bulgarian ambassador, silverware items and two photo frames from the Faberge workshop. The gold diamond frame sold for $125,000 and the emerald snuffbox for $665,000, three times the estimate.