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January 5, 2012

Queen Sophia of Sweden's Nine Prong Tiara

diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia
Creation: This tiara was made using an older diamond hair comb and in 1976/1977, Queen Silvia had the frame of the tiara remade.  It is part of the Bernadotte Family Foundation.
diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia
Queen Sophia
diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia
Queen Sophia
Materials: diamonds
diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia louise
Queen Louise
diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia silvia
Queen Silvia
Provenance:
  1. Queen Sophia of Sweden née Princess of Nassau
  2. Queen Victoria of Sweden née Princess of Baden; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1913
  3. Queen Louise of Sweden née Lady Louise Mountbatten; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1923 marriage to King Gustaf VI Adolf
  4. Princess Sibylla of Sweden née Princess of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; inherited in 1965 from her step-mother-in-law
  5. Queen Silvia of Sweden née Sommerlath; inherited by her husband, King Carl XVI Gustaf, in 1972 from his mother and given to her after their 1976 marriage
diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia silvia
Queen Silvia
diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia silvia
Queen Silvia
Other Wearers:
diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia louise
Queen Louise
diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia princess christina
Princess Christina
diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia princess margaretha
Princess Margaretha
Questions:
  • When was this tiara created?
  • Which jeweler created this tiara?
diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia princess birgitta
Princess Birgitta
diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia silvia
Queen Silvia
diamond nine prong tiara sweden queen sophia princess lilian
Princess Lilian
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