The history of Ksenia (Xenia) Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia| Romanov | Imperial Jewel Collection

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The history of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna’s Imperial Jewel Collection, learn more about the Lalique Winter Pendant of gold enamel and sapphire, from her own drawing

…drawing and watercolour was considered essential for the upbringing of most of the Grand Dukes and Duchesses were quite competent artists. Ksenia was especially talented, as we see from her depictions of even intricate pieces: the enamelled and jewelled winter landscape by Lalique (n°249 in her jewellery album) that Sandro gave her for Christmas in 1900 is instantly recognizable as the firm’s work and is rendered in exquisite detail. 🙂 Thank you for use my infos in the auction of the albums in 2023!

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Romanov Jewels | Winter Pendant Lalique Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna Romanova  Russian Imperial Jewelry History 
bijou jewel joaillerie jewelry bijouterie bijoutier jeweler Lalique ReneLalique 1900 1900s ArtNouveau hiver winter neige snow PaysageDHiver WinterLandscape aining in drawing and watercolour was considered essential for the upbringing of any young lady or gentleman of distinction and most of the Grand Dukes and Duchesses were quite competent artists. Ksenia was especially talented as we see from her depictions of even intricate pieces: the enamelled and jewelled winter landscape by Lalique (n°249) that Sandro gave her for Christmas in 1900 is instantly recognizable as the firm's work and is rendered in exquisite detail. Ksenia mastered complex surfaces such as faceted diamonds, requiring a skilled hand to render the subtle range of shades of whites, as seen in her painstaking rendering of a tiara her parents had given her for her wedding.
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