Creation: The tiara could be broken up into different sections but Queen Marie Amelie had several of the sections removed from the tiara to create earrings and brooches for her
Sapphire, Pearl, & Diamond Parure.
Materials: diamonds and Ceylon sapphires set in gold
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| Princess Marie Isabelle |
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| Countess of Paris |
Provenance:
- Queen Hortense of Holland; possibly inherited from her mother, Empress Josephine of France
- Queen Marie Amelie of France; bought by her husband, King Louis Philippe I of France, from Queen Hortense in 1821
- Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans, Countess of Paris; from her grandmother on the occasion of her 1856 marriage to Count Philippe of Paris
- Prince Philippe of Orléans, Duke of Orléans; inherited from his mother in 1919
- Prince Jean of Orléans, Duke of Guise; inherited from his cousin and brother-in-law in 1926
- Prince Henri, Count of Paris; inherited from his father in 1940
- Musée du Louvre; bought in 1985
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| Duchess of Guise |
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| Countess of Paris |
Other Wearers:
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| Ines de La Fressange |
Questions:
- When was this tiara created?
- Which jeweller created this tiara?
- Did this tiara originally belong to Empress Josephine?
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