Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia's Ruby Kokoshnik

Creation: This tiara was made by Cartier in 1908 using the 5.22 carat Beauharnais ruby.

Materials: rubies and diamonds

Provenance:

1. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia née Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
2. Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia; inherited from his mother in 1920
3. Princess Anastasia of Greece née Nancy Mae Leeds
4. Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1921 marriage to William B. Leeds, Jr.

Questions:

• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Links:

• Royal Magazin - Grand Duchess Vladimir's Rubies