Tiara Mania: ruby

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July 11, 2022

Countess Sonja Bernadotte's Ruby & Sapphire Tiara

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Creation: This tiara was made with gemstones from a pair of cufflinks that belonged to King Gustaf V of Sweden.

Materials: rubies, sapphires, and diamonds

Countess Sonja

Countess Bettina

Provenance:

Countess Sonja Bernadotte of Wisborg née Haunz

Other Wearers:

Countess Bettina Bernadotte
Countess Sandra Bernadotte née Angerer; at her 2009 wedding to Count Björn Bernadotte

Countess Bettina

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Countess Sandra

Questions:

When was this tiara created?
Which jeweler created this tiara?
Which of Countess Sonja's children inherited this tiara in 2008?

February 28, 2022

Countess of Rosenborg's Ruby Bracelet Tiara

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Creation: This tiara was made from a bracelet that belonged to Queen Alexandrine of Denmark.

Materials: rubies and diamonds

Provenance:

Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg née Maltoft-Nielsen; from her father-in-law, on the occasion of her 1970 engagement to Count Christian
Countess Feodora of Rosenborg; from her mother

Countess Feodora

Questions:

When was the bracelet created?
Which jeweler created the original bracelet?
Which jeweler adapted the bracelet to be used as a tiara?
Was the bracelet actually a wedding gift from Princess Thyra to Princess Caroline Mathilde in 1933 instead of being inherited from Queen Alexandrine?

Links:

Photos: Juvelerne I Det Danske Kongehus

January 18, 2021

Princess Manijeh of Iran's Ruby & Pearl Tiara

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Creation: This tiara was made by Leon Abedian of Tala Jewelers in 1967.

Materials: rubies, pearls, and diamonds set in platinum

Provenance:

Princess Manijeh Pahlavi née Jahanbani
National Treasury of Iran; ownership of the Iranian Imperial Jewels reverted to the state of Iran after the 1979 revolution and can still be viewed by the public at the Museum of The Treasury of National Jewels

Princess Manijeh

September 28, 2020

Empress Catherine of the Central African Empire's Coronation Tiara

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Creation: This tiara was made by Arthus Bertrand in 1977.

Materials: emeralds, rubies, sapphires, yellow diamonds, and colorless diamonds set in gold

Provenance:

Empress Catherine of the Central African Empire née Catherine Denguiadé

Empress Catherine

Questions:

What happened to this tiara after the overthrow of the empire in 1979?
Does this tiara still exist intact?

June 8, 2020

Queen Jemaah of Selangor's Ruby & Diamond Tiara

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Creation: This tiara was made circa 1903 by Hassan and Enche' Mat and was altered by P.H. Hendry in 1938 by adding the star plumes.

Materials: rubies and diamonds set in gold

Provenance:

Queen Jemaah

Queen Norashikin

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Queen Rahimah

Links:

March 9, 2020

Queen Zarith Sofiah of Johor's Ruby Tiara

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Queen Zarith Sofiah

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Princess Aminah

Creation:

Materials: rubies and diamonds

Provenance:

Queen (Permaisuri) Zarith Sofiah of Johor nee Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Sultan Idris Iskandar

Other Wearers:

Princess (Tunku Tun) Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah of Johor

Questions:

When was this tiara created?
Which jeweller created this tiara?

August 7, 2017

Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom's Bracelet Bandeau Tiara

Queen Elizabeth United Kingdom Cartier Bracelet Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Cartier in 1925. It can be assembled from a combination of three of a set of five bracelets; one emerald, one ruby, one sapphire, and two diamond.

Materials: emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds

Queen Elizabeth

Provenance:

Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom; from her husband on separate occasions in 1924 and 1925
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom; inherited from her mother in 2002

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II

Links:

April 17, 2017

Duchess of Calabria's Ruby Tiara

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Creation: This tiara was made by Chaumet circa 1915 and can be worn as a necklace.

Materials: diamonds and rubies

Provenance:

Infanta Alicia of Spain, Duchess of Calabria née Princess of Bourbon-Parma; from her husband, Infante Alfonso of Spain, Duke of Calabria on the occasion of their 1936 marriage
Princess Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Marquesa de Laula; from her mother
Faerber Collection; bought from Princess Teresa
Unknown Owner; bought from the Faerber Collection

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Princess Inés

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Princess Teresa

Other Wearers:

Princess Ines of Bourbon-Two Sicilies; at the pre-wedding ball of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain in 1962
Beatriz Moreno y Bourbon; at her 1995 wedding to Lucas de Urquijo
Delia Moreno y Bourbon; at her 2005 wedding to Álvaro Ledesma

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Beatriz Moreno y Bourbon

Ruby Tiara Alicia Calabria Bourbon-Two Sicilies Chaumet Delia Laula

Delia Moreno y Bourbon

Questions:

Who currently owns this tiara?
Does this tiara still exist intact?

Links:

July 15, 2016

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia's Ruby Kokoshnik

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Creation: This tiara was made by Cartier in 1908 using the 5.22 carat Beauharnais ruby.

Materials: rubies and diamonds

Provenance:

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia née Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia; inherited from his mother in 1920
Princess Anastasia of Greece née Nancy Mae Leeds
Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1921 marriage to William B. Leeds, Jr.

Questions:

Does this tiara still exist intact?

Links:

Royal Magazin - Grand Duchess Vladimir's Rubies

June 13, 2016

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark's Ruby, Spinel, & Diamond Necklace Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made circa 1900-1910 and can be worn as a necklace.

Materials: diamonds, rubies, and spinels mounted in silver and gold

Crown Princess Mary

Provenance:

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark née Donaldson

Crown Princess Mary

Questions:

Which jeweler created this tiara?
Who owned this tiara prior to it being auctioned at Bruun Rasmussen in 2012?

Links:

Photos: Bruun Rasmussen

October 29, 2015

Suzanne Marghiloman's Blackened Steel Tiara

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Creation: This tiara was made by Henri Picq for Cartier in 1914.

Materials: diamonds and rubies set in platinum and blackened steel

Provenance:

Suzanne Avery Marghiloman née Crets; bought for the coronation of King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie of Romania
Cartier Collection

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Questions:

How did this tiara become part of the Cartier Collection?

Links:

The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Queen Marie's Blackened Steel Kokoshnik

Photos: Cartier

September 29, 2015

Barbara Hutton's Ruby Necklace Tiara

Barbara Hutton

Creation: This tiara can be worn as a necklace. It was made using gemstones from an existing ruby and diamond necklace.

Materials: rubies and diamonds set in gold