DEss MF's jewels were dispersed in London, as a precaution of the Bolshevik govt claiming them from Denmark. A month after the death of MF, HMKGV was seriously ill and the casket was opened, (76 pieces were inside including the only Faberge Imperial Easter Egg to leave Russia in the possession of it's rightful owner, The Cross of St George Egg)
Hennell and Sons acted on behalf of GDssess XA and OA and was instructed to sell them discretely as possible, XA withdrew items from sale to the value of £11,415 . Some of the items were unsold by 1933, when they were withdrawn. The total value raised by the sale was £135,624.
HMQM paid the full valuation price for all the items she bought, yes, admittedly in a market depressed by the tidal wave of jewels that sank the values after the revolution. But their full market value all the same, I suppose what I infer is that if displeased I'm sure given the circumstances, they could have sold them to other interested parties. Cartier had offered his services through Irina onto Sandro. Cartier saw the potential of interest in the provenance, (boosting his comission)
Please desist in mailgning a remarkable woman with these oft told, spurious comments.
Maybe we should give thanks to her that we now can see, in their authenticated, fully provenanced perfect as the day certified genuine gems and jewels from that other era. I thank her for recognising their importance not just as an ornament but a memento mori, of more than just it's owner.
