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:

1. Florence Bampfylde, Lady Poltimore
2. Coplestone Bampfylde, Baron Poltimore; inherited from his mother in 1909
3. George Bampfylde, Baron Poltimore; inherited from his father in 1918
4. Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon; bought at auction for £5,500 in 1959
5. David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley; inherited from his mother in 2002
6. 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:

• Christie's - The Poltimore Tiara 
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Poltimore Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Poltimore Tiara 
• The Royal Watcher - Poltimore Tiara

Photos:  Christie's