Princess Marie of Greece's Olive Wreath Tiara

Creation: This tiara was created by Cartier in 1907.  Eleven of the diamonds could be switched out for emeralds or rubies and the central element could be replaced with a diamond star.

Materials: diamonds set in platinum and optional emeralds or rubies set in gold

with emeralds

Princess Marie

Provenance:

1. Princess Marie of Greece & Denmark née Princess Marie Bonaparte; on the occasion of her 1907 marriage to Prince George of Greece & Denmark
2. Princess Eugénie of Greece & Denmark; inherited from her mother in 1962
3. Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł, Prince George Radziwiłł, & Prince Carlo della Torre e Tasso; inherited from their mother in 1989
4. Albion Art Institute; bought at Beaussant Lefèvre Auction House in 1999 for $40,000 without the central diamond but that was later replaced

Princess Marie

Princess Marie

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Princess Marie Bonaparte's Olive Wreath Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - The Bonaparte Olive Wreath Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Cartier Olive Wreath Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Princess Marie Bonaparte's Olive Wreath Tiara
• The Practical Gemologist - The Olive Wreath Tiara 

without the central diamond

Photos: Cartier