Regalia ofg Russian Tsars
Peter Alekseevich
Sceptre

The sceptre belonging to Tsar Peter I was made of gold and adorned with colour enamels and precious stones. The hexahedral scepter divides into three with three bolsters and its lower part ends with a bolster with a figured knob. The sceptre’s form and details are close to the sceptre of Tsar Michael Fyodorovich of the XVIIth century. The decor reflects artistic taste of the late XVIIth century. Black and pink enamels on blue background, vegetation ornament of miniature graceful tulips, leaves and curls – all these have analogies in artworks by Kremlin jewelers of the 80-90-s of the XVIIth century.  
The sceptre  must have been executed in 1682 on the occasion of setting for reigning of brothers Ivan and Peter Alekseevich.
While the ceremonial, Ivan Alekseevich took the scepter of his grandfather, and the new sceptre, created following the pattern of the worshipped holy, was brought for the younger Tsar, Peter Alekseevich.