Queen Elisabeth of Romania's Pearl & Diamond Tiara

Queen Marie

Queen Marie

Creation:  This tiara was made by Oscar Massin.

Materials:  diamonds and pearls

Provenance:

1. Queen Elisabeth of Romania nee Princess of Wied; on the occasion of her 1869 marriage to King Carol I of Romania from the Romania Aristocratic Ladies Association
2. Queen Marie of Romania nee Princess of Edinburgh; from her husband's aunt

Queen Elisabeth

Queen Elisabeth

Questions:

• What happened to this tiara after it was sent to Russia for safekeeping before WWI and stolen by Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution?

Links:

• Royal Magazin - Pearl & Diamond Tiara of the Queen of Romania
• The Court Jeweller - Romanian Massin Tiara 
• The Royal Watcher - Romanian Massin Tiara