Fabergé ruby diamond presentation brooch, c.1890s.
Photo courtesy A Rakyan Collection Ltd
The talk by Merchant (appointed northern regional ambassador in 2022) via Zoom at 4pm on May 3 is titled Crown Jewels, Dynastic Diamonds, and covers British crown jewels as well as the significant jewels of Indian princes and maharajahs, along with those of Persia and of Russia.
