Empress Catherine the Great: A Silver and Diamond-Set Flower Dress Trimming from the Russian Crown Jewels, attributed to Louis David Duval, circa 1780

Empress Catherine the Great;

The Russian State Jewels;

Sold, either by private treaty or at Christie's London, An Important Assemblage of Magnificent Jewellery, Mostly dating to the 18th Century, which formed part of the Russian State Jewels, 16 March 1927, possibly lot 34;

with S.J. Philips, London;

Acquired by the family of the present owner from the above in the 1960s;

Thence by descent

A.E. Fersman, Russia's Treasure of Diamonds and Precious Stones, The People's Commissariat of Finance, Moscow, 1926, no. 106 and 188, pl.XCIII

For an identical example see: Exhibition catalogue, The Art of the Goldsmith and Jeweller, A La Vielle Russie, Inc., 1968, p.86-87, no.203

For an example of this type see: L. Cerwinske, Russian Imperial Style, New York, 1990, p.92-93

S. Papi, The Jewels of the Romanovs: Family and Court, London, 2016, p. 66