Empress Farah of Iran's Noor-ol-Ain Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in 1959 by Harry Winston using the 60-carat Noor-ol-Ain diamond, one of the largest pink diamonds in the world, and other loose gemstones from the Iranian Imperial Jewels.

Empress Farah

Empress Farah

Materials: 324 pink, yellow, and colorless diamonds set in platinum

Empress Farah

Empress Farah

Provenance:

1. Empress Farah of Iran née Farah Diba; on the occasion of her 1959 marriage to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
2. National Treasury of Iran; ownership of the Iranian Imperial Jewels reverted to the state of Iran after the 1979 revolution and can still be viewed by the public at the Museum of The Treasury of National Iranian Jewels

Empress Farah

Empress Farah

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Noor-ol-Ain Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Noor-ol-Ain Tiara
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Noor-al-Ain Tiara
• Jenni Wiltz - Empress Farah's Noor-al-Ain Tiara
• The Practical Gemologist - The Great Table Diamond: Darya-i-Noor and Noor-ul-Ain