Queen Emma of the Netherlands' Sapphire Parure Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Maison van der Stichel in 1881. It was possibly based on an Oscar Massin design from 1867. The diamonds are set en tremblant and the central sapphire can be removed to be worn as a brooch. In 1928, the frame was altered and some of the diamonds were removed by Van Kempen, Begeer, & Vos. In 2013, Steltman Jewellers added a new frame and the central element was lowered though this option is reversible.

1867 design sketch

1881 design sketch

Materials: Ceylon sapphires and diamonds set in gold and silver

Queen Emma

Queen Juliana

Queen Juliana

Provenance:

1. Queen Emma of the Netherlands née Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont; from her husband King Willem III of the Netherlands in 1881
2. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; inherited from her grandmother in 1934
3. 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

Queen Maxima

Queen Maxima

Questions:

• Did Vita Israel create this tiara not Maison van der Stichel?

Queen Maxima

Queen Maxima

Links:

• Dutch Royal Jewels - Sapphire Parure
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - The Dutch Sapphire Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - The Dutch Sapphire Parure Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Sapphire Parure
• Erik Schoonhoven - Dutch Sapphire Tiara Not Mellerio Nor Massin
• Erik Schoonhoven - Queen Maxima's Sapphire Tiara Is Dutch
• Mode Koningin Maxima - Máxima's hoofdzaken: het saffieren inhuldigingsdiadeem
• All Things Royal - The Sapphire Parure Tiara
• Mis Joyas Reales - Dutch Sapphire Tiara

Photos: Dutch Royal Court