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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • 8 months ago
The Cartier Halo Scroll Tiara
Famously, this is the tiara Kate Middleton (now Catherine, Princess of Wales) wore on her wedding to Prince William. This tiara was bought in 1936 by the Duke of York (later…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • 9 months ago
The Mellerio Shell Tiara
This tiara is owned by the Spanish Royal Family. It was made by the French jewellers Maison Mellerio was exhibited in an International Fair in Paris in 1867. It was then bought…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • 9 months ago
The Dutch Sapphire Tiara
Purchased in 1881 by King Willem III of the Netherlands for his wife, Queen Emma, the Dutch Sapphire Tiara is extraordinary. Featuring 33 blue sapphires and 655 diamonds, set…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • 9 months ago
The Diamond Crescent Tiara
This tiara belongs to the Royal Family of the Sultanate of Brunei. It was originally made for Queen Saleha in the 1980's, and is often worn by the younger members of the Brunei…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • 10 months ago
Princess Aiko's tiara
Japanese Princesses usually have a new parure consisting of a diamond tiara, necklace, brooch and earrings made for them when they turn 20. Women don't inherit the throne in…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • 10 months ago
The Dutch Laurel Wreath Tiara
This tiara was given to Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (who later became Queen Beatrix) on her 18th birthday in 1956. It's believed to have been made in the early 19th…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • 10 months ago
Queen Margrethe's daisy brooch
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is often referred to as "Daisy" as her name is similar to the Nordic word for daisy, "marguerite". The first Queen Margrethe was the English Princess…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • 11 months ago
Coronation headpiece of the Princess of Wales
Normally at coronations, people wear tiaras or coronets. The then Princess Elizabeth wore a gold coronet to the coronation of her father George VI. At Elizabeth II's coronation…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • 11 months ago
The Dutch Mellerio Ruby Tiara
The Dutch Mellerio Ruby Tiara dates back to 1888; it was a 30th birthday gift from King Willem III to his wife Queen Emma. "Mellerio" refers to the jewellers who made it; a…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • last year
The Burmese Ruby Tiara
This is one of the newest tiaras in the British Royal Family's collection. The late Elizabeth II comissioned it in 1973 from the jeweller Garrard. source It was made from…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • last year
The Strathmore Rose Tiara
The Strathmore Rose tiara was given to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (who later became George VI's Queen Consort, and then the Queen Mother) by her father, the Earl of Strathmore, as a…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • last year
Queen Mary's celtic knot brooch
This brooch was given to Queen Mary as a wedding gift from Tsar Nicholas II in 1893, when she married George V. (This was before any of them were on the throne). It was then…
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alyssasanders (54)in #monarchy • last year
Details of Queen Camilla's coronation dress
Queen Camilla was the first Queen Consort to be crowned since Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (wife of George VI and mother of Elizabeth II) in 1936. Here are some details of…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • last year
Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara
Kokoshnik is the Russian word for "cockscombe". It was the tradition for Russian brides of the 18th and 19th century to wear a kokoshnik headress holding their veil in place on…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • last year
Diamond and Emerald car brooch
This brooch is part of the Wuerttemberg jewels, which is being auctioned by Sotherbys. source It was made in 1928, and belonged to Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria. She gave…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • last year
The Greville Chandelier earrings
These earrings were made by Cartier for Dame Margaret Greville. They started off as drop earrings. Then in 1922, as the Art Deco era was in full swing, twelve diamonds were…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • last year
The Swedish Aquamarine Tiara
This tiara is in the "Kokoshnik" style - it's the Russian word for "cockscomb", and this style of tiara originated in Russia. Here is Princess Madeleine of Sweden wearing the…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • last year
The Cameo Parure Tiara
This unusual gold, pearl and cameo tiara was made by Napoleon Bonaparte for the Empress Josephine. Josephine's son from her first marriage inherited it, and gave it to his…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • last year
The Napoleonic Amethyst Parure Tiara
This tiara started life as a necklace originally owned by the Empress Josephine (wife of Napoleon). The necklace consisted of fifteen very large amethysts, surrounded by diamonds…
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alyssasanders (54)in #jewelry • last year
The Württemberg Pearl Tiara
The Württemberg Pearl Tiara was originally made in 1897 for Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. She had become Queen at the age of ten, and the tiara was made just before her…
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