Aquamarine Tiaras Pt 4

Lalique dragonfly aquamarine tiara, c.1900. Enameled Dragonflies, all Flying Towards A Large Aquamarine Stone. Typical Lalique.

 

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Diamond and Aquamarine Tiara of Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley.  This tiara was made by Cartier in 1912.

 

 

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Ligne Aquamarine Tiara (2009) by Holemans for Princess Isabella de Ligne de La Trémoïlle; on the occasion of her 2009 wedding to Prince Edouard de Ligne de La Trémoïlle.

 

 

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Lotus Tiara, The Netherlands (ca. 2011; made by Steltman; gold, aquamarines, diamonds).

 

 

 

 

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The Aquamarine Tiara in its original form

The Aquamarine Tiara was created in 1908 by the French jeweller Georges Fouquet. The original tiara was in the form of translucent enamel a jour bandeau incorporating five ovals. In the centre of each oval was a flower motif consisting of a single large Siberian aquamarine, each aquamarine surrounded by six natural pearls.

Duchess of Kent tiara in its altered form

The tiara was later altered by removing the enamel sections turning the tiara from a kokoshnik style to a more European style and is now owned by the Duchess of Kent.