Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Baden's Pearl Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made circa 1830.  In 1924, it was lengthened in the back with gilt gold and imitation pearls so that it could be worn across the forehead as a bandeau.

Materials:  pearls and diamonds set in gold

Grand Duchess Stéphanie

Queen Carola

Provenance:

1. Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Baden;
2. Queen Carola of Saxony; inherited from her grandmother in 1860
3. Countess Marie of Flanders; inherited from her cousin in 1907
4. Queen Elisabeth of Belgium; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1912
5. Queen Marie José of Italy; from her mother in 1924 on the occasion of her eighteenth birthday and her first court ball
6. Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy; inherited from her mother in 2001
7. Mannheim Museum; bought at auction at Christie's in 2007

Queen Marie José

Queen Marie José

Questions:

• What jeweller created this tiara?

Links:

• Royal Magazin - Pearl Tiara
• Christie's - Antique Pearl and Diamond Tiara 
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Queen Marie Jose's Pearl Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Stephanie of Baden's Seed Pearl Tiara 

Photos:  Christie's