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February 3, 2014

Queen Hortense of Holland's Cut Steel Tiara

cut steel tiara sweden queen hortense holland
Creation: This tiara was made in the early 1800s.
 
Materials: steel and gold
cut steel tiara sweden crown princess victoria
Crown Princess Victoria
cut steel tiara sweden crown princess victoria
Crown Princess Victoria
Provenance:
  1. Queen Hortense of Holland née Beauharnais
  2. Princess Eugénie of Hohenzollern-Hechingen née Princess of Leuchtenberg; inherited from her aunt in 1837
  3. Empress Amélie of Brazil née Princess of Leuchtenberg; inherited from her sister in 1847 
  4. Queen Joséphine of Sweden & Norway née Princess of Leuchtenberg; inherited from her sister in 1873
  5. Queen Sophia of Sweden & Norway née Princess of Nassau; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1876
  6. Queen Victoria of Sweden née Princess of Baden; from her mother-in-law
  7. Queen Louise of Sweden née Lady Louise Mountbatten; from her mother-in-law
  8. Princess Sibylla of Sweden née Princess of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; from her step-mother-in-law
  9. Queen Silvia of Sweden née Sommerlath; inherited by her husband, King Carl XVI Gustaf, from his mother in 1972
cut steel tiara sweden crown princess victoria
Crown Princess Victoria
cut steel tiara sweden crown princess victoria
Crown Princess Victoria
Other Wearers:
cut steel tiara sweden queen silvia
Queen Silvia
cut steel tiara sweden princess christina
Princess Christina
Questions:
  • When was this tiara created? 
  • Which jeweler created this tiara?
  • Did Queen Silvia really find this tiara in a cupboard while exploring the palace? 
  • Does this tiara belong to the Bernadotte Family Foundation?
cut steel tiara sweden princess lilian
Princess Lilian
cut steel tiara sweden princess desiree
Princess Désirée
Links:
Photos: Kungliga Smycken

3 comments :

  1. Here's a link concerning the topic but not the specific tiara. http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/work/industry/steel_jewellery/index.html?sid=14a2c844895e2979b387a11ac313170b

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  2. And another great article. http://www.langantiques.com/university/index.php/Cut-Steel_Jewelry

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  3. Love this tiara! Even though it has no diamonds or jewels, it sparkles under the lights.

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