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Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom's Poltimore Tiara
Creation: This tiara was made by Garrard circa 1870 and can be converted into a necklace and eleven brooches.
Materials: diamonds set in silver and gold
Lady Poltimore
Provenance:
Florence Bampfylde, Lady Poltimore
Coplestone Bampfylde, Baron Poltimore ; inherited from his mother in 1909
George Bampfylde, Baron Poltimore ; inherited from his father in 1918
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon ; bought at auction for £5,500 in 1959
David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley ; inherited from his mother in 2002
Unknown Owner ; bought at auction at Christie's for £926,400 in 2006
Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret
Questions:
Did Coplestone Bampfylde's wife, Margaret, or George Bampfylde's wife, Cynthia, ever wear this tiara?
Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret
Links:
Photos: Christie's
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