Showing posts with label Tiara Thursday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tiara Thursday. Show all posts

Tiara Thursday: The Roxburghe Tiaras

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A while ago I mentioned a Sotheby's sale including pieces from the estate of Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe, which included three tiaras. Th...

Tiara Thursday: Queen Amélie's Diamond Tiara

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Queen Amélie's Diamond Tiara In 1886, Princess Amélie of Orleans (1865-1951) married the Duke of Braganza, later King Carlos I of Portu...

Tiara Thursday: The Swedish Diamond Bandeau

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The Swedish Diamond Bandeau We've featured a few tiaras here that have sparked debate as to whether they should even qualify as a "...

Tiara Thursday: The Ansorena Princess Fleur de Lys Tiara

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For at least five years before we ever saw it in action, there were reports of this tiara’s existence. It was said the Princess of Asturias ...

Tiara Thursday (on a Friday): The Danish Turquoise Bandeau

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The Danish Turquoise Bandeau One of the smaller pieces in Queen Margrethe's collection is this bandeau tiara, made of diamond and turquo...

Tiara Thursday: The Dutch Emerald (and Pearl) Parure Tiara

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The Dutch Emerald (and Pearl) Parure Tiara The Dutch royal family loves to get creative with their jewels, that's a fact. I don't kn...

Tiara Thursday: Princess Thyra's Sapphire Tiara

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Our coverage of the Dutch state visit to Denmark last week was missing a tiara! Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, Queen Margrethe's first ...

Tiara Thursday: The Rosebery Pearl and Diamond Tiara

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The Rosebery Pearl and Diamond Tiara This striking tiara was once the property of a woman said to have been the wealthiest woman in England,...

Tiara Thursday (on a Friday): Empress Farah's Turquoise Tiara

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The Duchess of Gloucester's outing of the Teck Turquoise Tiara this week has put me in a turquoise mood, so let's chat about a tiara...

Tiara Thursday: The Barberini Sapphire Tiara

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The Barberini Sapphire Tiara So many of the sapphire tiaras we know today are fairly symmetrical, even architectural, in their design, so a...

Tiara Thursday: Queen Marie José's Beauharnais Pearl Tiara

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Today's tiara is unusual for a variety of reasons. Queen Marie José's Beauharnais Pearl Tiara First, of course, is the design. Pearl...

Tiara Thursday: The Russian Sapphire “Wave” Tiara

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The Russian Sapphire "Wave" Tiara Today’s featured tiara is one that has been mentioned in the comments on just about every Romano...

Tiara Thursday: The Murat Tiara

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The Murat Tiara Built as a showcase for three large pearls, the Murat Tiara is a creation by Joseph Chaumet. It dates from 1920, when it was...

Tiara Thursday: Alexandra Feodorovna's Emerald Bow Tiara

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Alexandra Feodorovna's Emerald Bow Tiara As we’ve discussed before, if you’re searching for stones of exceptional quality and color, you...

Tiara Thursday: Princess Kako's Tiara

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It is standard practice in Japan's imperial household to provide each female member a tiara, either when they marry in to the family, or...

Tiara Thursday: The Edward VII Ruby Tiara

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The wedding of Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882-1920) and Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (the future King Gustaf VI Adolf) in 1905 yielde...