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‎Portrait Diamonds of the Romanovs. 2 vols‎

‎Scarisbrick, Diana and Karen Kettering: Portrait Diamonds of the Romanovs. 2 vols. New Haven: 2026. Volume I: 12 pages of text and 115 pages of illustrations. Volume II: 219 pages, copiously illustrated. Hardback. 16.5x22.5cms. A study of eleven portrait diamonds from a private collection, which represent almost one-third of extant examples. Volume one features extensive photographs of the collection, a summary introduction to the genre, and short descriptions of each portrait. Volume two includes a more in-depth catalogue of the portraits, each illustrated and accompanied by an essay. Followed by two essays on Peter the Great's patronage and a history of the Romanov women. Includes two appendices on the collection's gemology, condition reports, and an inventory of Romanov portrait diamonds as well as of Faberge eggs with miniatures and other flat diamonds.‎

‎A study of eleven portrait diamonds from a private collection, which represent almost one-third of extant examples. Volume one features extensive photographs of the collection, a summary introduction to the genre, and short descriptions of each portrait. Volume two includes a more in-depth catalogue of the portraits, each illustrated and accompanied by an essay. Followed by two essays on Peter the Great's patronage and a history of the Romanov women. Includes two appendices on the collection's gemology, condition reports, and an inventory of Romanov portrait diamonds as well as of Faberge eggs with miniatures and other flat diamonds.‎