Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia's Drop Pearl Kokoshnik

Creation: This tiara was made in 1841 by Bolin. In 1987, a replica of the tiara was made for the Diamond Fund.

Materials: 144 diamonds and 25 pearls

Provenance:

1. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia neé Princess Charlotte of Prussia
2. Diamond Fund; until the Russian Revolution when it was sold by the Bolsheviks
3. Holmes and Co.; bought at auction at Christie's in 1927
4. Gladys Spencer-Churchill neé Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough; from her husband Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough who bought it for £3,500
5. Unknown London Jeweler; bought at auction in 1978
6. Imelda Marcos
7. Central Bank of the Philippines; confiscated by the Philippine government in 1986

Duchess of Marlborough

Other Wearers:

• Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia neé Princess Dagmar of Denmark; the tiara was found by the Bolsheviks in the her apartments at Anichkov Palace

Modern Replica

Questions:

• Was this tiara commissioned by Emperor Alexander I or Nicholas I of Russia?
• Are there any pictures of this tiara being worn by any of the Russian Empresses?
• When did Imelda Marcos acquire the tiara?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Russian Pearl Pendant Kokoshnik
• The Royal Watcher - Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Pearl Drop Tiara