These two very different tiaras were linked together in 2011, at the wedding of Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia and Princess Sophie of Isenburg. For her big day, Princess Sophie wore both of them – one for the religious ceremony and one for the evening reception. The Isenburg Floral Tiara The religious ceremony tiara was…
Maria Feodorovna’s Russian Field Diadem
Empress Maria Feodorovna (wife of Paul I, not the other one) commissioned a diadem from the famous Duval Brothers. The Empress wanted something that would remind of the Russian fields, and so the brothers created a diadem of oak and laurel leaves, bordered by sheaves of wheat. The Empress was fond of the piece and…
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Ruby and Diamond Tiara, mid-19th century
Ruby and Diamond Tiara, mid-19th century made with silver, gold, rubies, diamonds, metal. Set with foil backed rubies and circular-cut and rose diamonds, length approximately 370mm, may be worn as a necklace with a detachable chain, additional brooch fittings, inner circumference of tiara approximately 180mm, fitted case. ProvenanceFrom the descendants of Earl Manvers and Viscount…
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The Devonshire Tiara
The Devonshire Tiara, on display in Treasures from Chatsworth the Exhibition at Sotheby’s headquarters in New York. The Devonshire Tiara, a remarkable example of Victorian jewelry, is a treasure that has been passed down and worn by generations of Cavendish ladies. The tiara was made in 1865 for Lady Louisa Egerton, née Cavendish, to be…
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The Duchess of Devonshire’s Diamond Tiara
Her Grace Deborah Vivien Cavendish, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire (March 31, 1920 – September 24, 2014), née Deborah Freeman-Mitford, was the last of the noted Mitford sisters. She married Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire in 1941. The formidable Duchess turning a pensive gaze towards the viewer, wears the diamond diadem together with a quantity of the…
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Pomp and circumstance: The Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara
The Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara was created at the beginning of the 19th century, possibly in Germany, for Princess Augusta of Hesse Cassel, Duchess of Cambridge The Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara was made in the early 19th century, possibly in Germany, for Princess Augusta of Hesse Cassel, Duchess of Cambridge. It passed to her daughter,…
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The Emerald Jewels of the French Empress Marie-Louise
Imperial Emerald Parure of Marie-Louise Empress of FranceMagnificent Colombian emeralds in a Van Cleef & Arpels brooch and ring originally from a diadem belonging to the Empress Marie-Louise were sold at auction on Tuesday last week (19/10/99) at Christies in New York.The emperor presented this diadem to Marie-Louise as part of an emerald and diamond…
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A Diamond Tiara and Necklace, 1880s
A diamond tiara and necklace, 1880s Designed as a relatively short compact fringe, the slightly tapered form composed of 23 knife-edge bars each applied with a curved V-shape diamond-set motif and surmounted by an old-cut diamond in claw setting and interspersed with shorter bars topped with graduated old cut diamonds. All are set above a…
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Royal & Aristocratic Tiaras
Royal & Aristocratic Tiaras A diamond and pearl tiara, Garrard & Co. Modelled on the Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara, formed as recurring intertwined knot motifs representing eternity, with a scalloped silhouette and radiating rows of freshwater pearls, set throughout with brilliant-, circular-cut, and pear-shaped diamonds, inner length approximately 355mm. Total diamond weight 15.73 carats 18 carat…
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The Cartier Loop Tiara
The Cartier Loop Tiara worn by Letizia, Queen of Spain. This tiara was made in 1879 for the future Queen of Spain, Maria Christina. It is made of diamonds and pearls, set in platinum.
