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March 15, 2014

Queen Alexandrine of Denmark's Sapphire Tiara

sapphire tiara denmark queen alexandrine bolin
Creation: This tiara was made by Bolin in 1897-1898. It could be worn as both a necklace and a tiara but Princess Caroline-Mathilde had A. Michelsen permanently change it into a tiara.

Materials: sapphires and diamonds set in gold and silver
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Princess Caroline Mathilde
sapphire tiara denmark queen alexandrine bolin princess caroline mathilde
Princess Caroline Mathilde
Provenance:
  1. Queen Alexandrine of Denmark née Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; from Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra of Russia on the occasion of her 1898 marriage to King Christian X of Denmark
  2. Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1933 marriage to Prince Knud 
  3. Count Christian of Rosenborg; from his mother in 1963 but she retained the use of it until her death in 1995
  4. Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg née Maltoft-Nielsen; from her husband on the occasion of her 50th birthday in 1997
  5. Countesses Josephine, Camilla, & Feodora of Rosenborg; inherited from their mother in 2014
  6. Unknown Owner; bought at auction at Bruun Rasmussen in November 2018 for 304,680 USD and loaned to the Amalienborg Museum
sapphire tiara denmark queen alexandrine bolin princess caroline mathilde
Princess Caroline Mathilde
sapphire tiara denmark queen alexandrine bolin countess anne dorte rosenborg
Countess Anne Dorte
Questions:
  • Who currently owns this tiara?
sapphire tiara denmark queen alexandrine bolin countess anne dorte rosenborg
Countess Anne Dorte
sapphire tiara denmark queen alexandrine bolin countess anne dorte rosenborg
Countess Anne Dorte
sapphire tiara denmark queen alexandrine bolin countess anne dorte rosenborg
Countess Anne Dorte

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