Queen Emma of the Netherlands' Ruby Parure Tiara

Creation: This tiara was designed by Oscar Massin and made by Mellerio dits Meller in 1889.  The original design for the tiara was with sapphires instead of rubies.

Queen Emma

Queen Wilhelmina

Queen Emma

Materials: diamonds and rubies

Queen Juliana

Queen Juliana

Provenance:

• Queen Emma of the Netherlands née Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont; from her husband, King William III in 1899
• Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands; inherited from her mother in 1934
• Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; inherited from her mother in 1962
• Orange-Nassau Family Foundation; set up by Queen Juliana in the 1960s

Queen Beatrix

Queen Beatrix

Other Wearers:

• Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
• Queen Máxima of the Netherlands née Zorreguieta Cerruti
• Princess Catharina Amalia of the Netherlands; in 2012

Queen Maxima

Queen Maxima

Other Wearers:

• Are the rubies interchangeable with other gemstones?

Queen Maxima

Princess Catharina Amalia

Links:

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Mellerio Ruby Parure
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - The Mellerio Ruby Tiara
• Artemisia's Royal Jewels - Mellerio Ruby Parure
• The Royal Watcher - Dutch Mellerio Ruby Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Ruby Parure
• The Court Jeweller - Mellerio Ruby Tiara
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Dutch Mellerio Ruby Parure
• Lilibet's Handbag - Dutch Mellerio Ruby Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Mellerio Ruby Parure
• Mis Joyas Reales - Dutch Mellerio Tiara
• Tiaras & Crowns - The Mellerio Ruby Parure