Crown Princess Märtha of Norway's Emerald & Pearl Bracelet Tiara

Queen Sonja

Queen Sonja

Creation: This tiara was made circa 1949.  It can be worn as a bracelet and the diamond and emerald portion can be worn on a pearl choker necklace.

 

Materials: emeralds, pearls, and diamonds

Crown Princess Märtha

Crown Princess Märtha

Provenance: 

1. Crown Princess Märtha of Norway née Princess of Sweden; from the Norwegian America Line when she christened their ocean liner, MS Oslofjord, in 1949
2. Queen Sonja of Norway née Haraldsen; inherited by her husband, King Harald V of Norway, from his mother in 1954 and given to her after their 1968 marriage

Queen Sonja

Queen Sonja

Questions: 

• Which jeweler created this tiara? 
• Was this tiara part of the 1995 theft of Norwegian royal jewels from Garrard along with Queen Maud's Pearl Tiara?  If so is the current version a replica of the original tiara?
  

 

Links: 

• Royal Jewels of Norway - Oslofjordarmbåndet