PHOTO GALLERY
PIECES
The Reims Gospel
The first part of the text (mid-11th c.), written in Church Slavonic, was associated with Queen of France Anna, daughter of Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise. Reims Municipal Library
Reliquary with the images of Christ and angels in medallions
Limoges, the second quarter of the 13th c. Wood, copper, champlevé enamel; forging, carving, engraving, gilding. Acquired from the collection of A.P. Bazilevsky in Paris in 1885. The State Hermitage Museum
Tapestry ‘Urania the Muse of Astronomy’ from the Bérain Grotesques series, the Muses set
France, Beauvais Manufactory, late 17th – early 18th c. Author Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, after 1689 (inspired by Jean Bérain I). Authors of the frieze Jean-Baptiste Monnoye and Guy-Louis Vernansal Senior. Wool, silk; weaving. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
Drawing “Peter I and Louis XV in Paris on 11 May 1717”
France, 1717. Artist - Desmarets. Tinted paper; indian ink, watercolour, sanguine, gouache, whiting, ink. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
Tapestry "Portrait of Peter the Great"
Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Tapestry Manufacture, 1783 (?). Author of the original painting Jean-Marc Nattier (1717). Wool, silk, metal thread, canvas; weaving. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
Snuffbox
Paris, 1758‒1759. Jeweller Jean Georges. Gold, silver, brilliants; casting, chasing, engraving. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
Coat and waistcoat of Emperor Peter II
France, 1727–1730. Velvet, brocade, silk, silver-gilt lace; weaving, braiding. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
Snuffbox with the portraits of Louis XVI family members
Paris, 1776-1789. Gold, enamel, lapis lazuli; painting in water-colours on ivory plates. Victoria and Albert Museum
Star of the Order of the Holy Spirit (needlework)
France, Paris, 1815. Silver-gilt and silk threads, sequins, paper; needlework. Belonged to Emperor Alexander I. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
The Standart Yacht Easter Egg
Easter gift from Emperor Nicholas II to Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna in 1909. Saint Petersburg, 1909. The House of Fabergé, master H. Wigström. Rock crystal, lapis lazuli, brilliants, ‘rose’-cut diamonds, pearls, gold, silver; guilloché enamel, champlevé enamel, chasing, engraving, stone carving, stone lath work, cutting out, mount. Acquired from the People’s Commissariat of Finance’ Monetary Fund in 1927. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
Painting “Empress Josephine Accepts Emperor Alexander at Malmaison and Presents her Children to him”
France, Malmaison, 1864. Artist Jean Louis Victor Viger du Vigneau, known as Viger. Wood; oil. National museums of Castles Malmaison and Bois-Préau, Rueil-Malmaison
Jewellery box
Sèvres, Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, 1782. Porcelain, bisque, gold, bronze, bristle; cobalt glazing, gold paint, coloured enamels, gilding. From the toilet set presented to Great Princess Maria Fyodorovna during her visit to the porcelain manufacture in Sèvres in 1782. Museum and Heritage Site “Pavlovsk”
Writing set with clock
Paris, 1780 (?) Clockface - clockmaker Jean-Antoine Lépine; dial-work – Genèva, 1789‒1794, the Melly Brothers clock workshop. Coloured gold, silver, brilliants, chalcedony, jasper, cornelian, heliotrope, marble, nacre, silk, velvet, wood, paper, metal; casting, chasing, engraving, enamel, stone carving. Legend has it that it belonged to Catherine the Great. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
Bust of Marie-Antoinette
Sèvres, Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, 1870. After the model of Louis Simon Boizot, 1774. Porcelain, bisque; cobalt glazing, gilding. The historical collection of Pavlovsk Palace. Museum and Heritage Site “Pavlovsk”
Hunting rifle
France, Paris, 1638. Master François Duclos. Steel, iron, copper alloy, wood; forging, engraving, gold inlay, carving, flat chasing, gilding. This rifle was a part of the arms cabinet of King Louis XIII in the Louvre. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
Cane knob
Paris, around 1750 (?) Agate (Murghob jade), coloured gold, precious stones, iron; carving, casting, chasing. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
Dish “The Abduction of Europa”
France, Sèvres, Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, 1804‒1807. Artist J. Jorge. Porcelain; overglaze painting, gilding, burnishing with agate. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
Pocket watch
France, Paris. Middle of the 17th c. Master Bretonneau. Gold, silver, precious stones, non-precious metal, crystal; enamel, casting, cutting out, engraving.
Fan
France, 1750s. Paper, nacre, gold; carving, painting. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
Brooch–medallion
Paris, 1881. Vever Jewellery House. Enameller Paul Victor Grandomu. Gold, brilliants, diamonds, pearls, glass, non-precious metal; fretwork, rolling, soldering, painted enamel on relief, mount. Acquired through Expert Fund-Purchase Commission in 2011. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
Mantel clock
Paris, around 1820. Bronzer Louis-Stanislas Lenoir-Ravrio. Bronze, glass, enamel; casting, chasing, gilding. Acquired from the Museums’ Fund in 1926. The Moscow Kremlin Museums
The Memory of Azov Easter Egg
Saint Petersburg, 1891. The House of Fabergé, master M. Perkhin. Heliotrope, aquamarine, brilliants, rose-cut diamonds, ruby, gold, platinum, silver, velvet; casting, chasing, engraving, stone carving, stone lath work, cutting out, mount. Acquired from the People’s Commissariat of Finance’ Monetary Fund in 1927. The Moscow Kremlin Museums