Empress Catherine the Great: Two Silver and Diamond-Set Flower Dress Trimmings 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 35;

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 example of this type see: Exhibition catalogue, The Art of the Goldsmith and Jeweller, A La Vielle Russie, Inc., 1968, p.87, no.204

Prince Michael of Greece, Jewels of the Tsars: The Romanovs and Imperial Russia, London, 2006, p. 146

S. Papi, The Jewels of the Romanovs: Family and Court, London, 2016, p. 66, p.73