Russian crown jewels. Location of events unknown. Gems; jewellery; Crown Jewels of the (former) Russian Empire. Opens w/ MS various crowns; swords; etc. displayed. CUs of ornate crowns- -artistic masterpieces incl. flowers & leaves made of gold & precious stones. CU pan over several objects: sword hilt; jewelled bowl; egg; tiara; etc. CU mechanical peacock spreads its tail; starts to walk across table.(Some of these fabulous & expensive objects may have been made by Faberge,. ECU hand holds open jewel case containing the Shah's diamond- -which was bought for 29 million rubles. Filmed in 1926. Royalty; Romanovs; Czar; luxury FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies
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