Creation: This tiara was made by Cartier in 1910.
Materials: diamonds set in platinum
Provenance:
- Queen Elisabeth of Belgium née Duchess of Bavaria; in 1912
- King Leopold III of Belgium; inherited from his mother in 1965
- Princess Lilian of Belgium, Princess of Rethy, née Baels; inherited from her husband in 1983
- Cartier Collection; bought from Princess Lilian in 1987
Other Wearers:
- Nissa Marion
Links:
- The Royal Watcher - Queen Elisabeth's Cartier Bandeau Tiara
- Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Queen Elisabeth of Belgium’s Cartier Diamond Tiara
- The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Queen Elisabeth's Cartier Bandeau Tiara
- The Court Jeweller - Queen Elisabeth's Cartier Bandeau
- All Things Royal - The Cartier Tiara
- Tiaras & Crowns - Cartier Scroll Tiara
Photos: Cartier
This is such a fabulous website/blog. Why isn't there more followers?? OsS, are you associated with this?? It seems to be similar to what you do for us....giving us this mind-boggling info about jewels, etc.
ReplyDeleteFound a photo of 'Princess' Lilian of Rethy wearing just this tiara in the Alexander Palace Time Machine website, which is a forum on Romanov and Russian royalty. Nice photo, thought you might what to add to your collection.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your passion, I have enjoyed seeing all these jewels.
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