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July 26, 2016

Princess Olga Paley's Aquamarine Aigrette Tiara

princess olga paley russia cartier aquamarine aigrette tiara
Creation: This tiara was made by Cartier in 1912.

Materials: aquamarines and diamonds

Provenance:
  1. Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley, Countess von Hohenfelsen, née Karnovich von Pistohlkors
  2. Unknown Owner; inherited in 1929 
  3. Dimitri Zafiropulo; bought in 1930
  4. Fanny Zafiropulo Bouboulis; inherited from her father in 1959
  5. Unknown Owner; sold at auction at Sotheby's in 2009 for $512,014
princess olga paley russia cartier aquamarine aigrette tiara lauren cuthbertson
Lauren Cuthbertson
unknown woman
Euphrosyne Eugenidi
Other Wearers:
  • Euphrosyne Eugenidi; during the Greek state visit to the United Kingdom in 1963
  • Lauren Cuthbertson

Questions:
  • Who currently owns this tiara? 
  • Who inherited the tiara after Princess Olga passed away in 1929?

Links:
Photos: Sotheby's

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