Countess of Essex's Diamond Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Cartier in 1902.

Materials: diamonds set in silver and gold

Clementine Churchill

Provenance:

1. Adele Capell née Grant, Countess of Essex; from her husband 
2. Unknown Owner;
3. Diamond Merchant; bought at auction at Christie's in 1990
4. Cartier Collection; bought by Eric Nussbaum, director of the Cartier Collection from a diamond merchant in 1990

Crown Princess Margareta

Vogue model

Other Wearers:

• Clementine Churchill née Hozier, Baroness Spencer-Churchill; at the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
• Crown Princess Margareta of Romania; at her 1996 wedding to Radu Duda
• unknown model; in the December 2001 issue of Vogue UK
• Rihanna; in the September 2016 issue of W Magazine

Rihanna

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Cartier Essex Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Cartier Essex Tiara

Photos: Cartier/W Magazine/Vogue UK