​This year, in the Cesianu-Rakovice Palace, we are celebrating the Little Union (January 24 – the Union of Romanian Principalities) with an exhibition called “Jewelry of the Queen”, which will last for several days. From January 23 to 28, we are bringing to the Artmark galleries extremely rare works that belonged to the royal family and are worth hundreds of thousands of euros.

The star of the evening was a gold and enamel Fabergé brooch with diamonds, decorated with Queen Mary’s monogram. The Queen is believed to have given the brooch when she was Crown Princess and the monogram is believed to have been designed by her around the same time. From 1900 until 2019, when it was put up for international auction, the jewel had the same owner from a Danish family.

Of particular note is the 18k gold pocket watch, made by Longines and sold in Bucharest by Roller Brothers, set with brilliant-cut diamonds and rubies, and with Queen Mary’s monogram, an extremely rare piece that comes from a private collection and has never been previously not sold at auction. We also note the pen for writing – made of pure gold, two colors, pink and yellow (on which the swastika of Queen Mary is applied, made of platinum and paved with diamonds). The feather weighs 11.54 grams, is 19.5 cm long and is housed in a vintage box from the Royal Household supplier, Stopwatch.

Visitors can also admire a vintage jeweled photo frame with a holographic signature of Queen Mary. Among the exhibits, it is worth noting a large gold pendant, the Cross of Queen Mary, decorated with diamonds and rubies (circa 1920). All these exhibits and many others cost several hundred thousand euros.

Visitors can i earnAND historical map

In the month when we celebrate the 165th anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities, the auction house A10 by Artmark offers you the opportunity to start a collection of historical objects with a copy of the map of Greater Romania printed at the Unirea Cartographic Institute, Brasov in 1921.

Those who create an account on artmark.ro before January 30. The winner will be announced at the end of the day on January 31.

An artmark.ro account gives you access to the latest news about exhibitions held by Palatul Cesianu-Racoviță, information about promotions at Dependent de Artă – the largest art store in Romania – and access to auctions organized by A10 by Artmark.

Here are the first auctions of the year:

• January 26 (online, 12:00): “From Salvador Dali to Andy Warhol.” Auction of a European collection of engravings
• January 30 (19:00): Auction of the corporate collection of modern art
• February 1 (19:00): Auction of the heritage of the antiquary, including the family collection of drawings by Alexander Chukurenko
• February 6 (19:00): Auction of old books, including a collection of model stamps and banknotes

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