Duchess of Angoulême's Turquoise Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Frederic and Evrard Bapst in 1820 using stones from the French Crown collection.

Materials: turquoises and diamonds

Provenance:

1. Princess Marie Thérèse of France, Duchess of Angoulême; until her exile to the United Kingdom in 1830 
2. Queen Marie Amélie of France; as consort of Louis Philippe I beginning in 1830 until her exile in 1848
3. French State Treasury; during the French Second Republic 
4. Empress Eugénie of France; as consort of Napoleon III beginning in 1853 until her exile in 1870
5. French State Treasury; the tiara was kept at Brest, France from 1870 to 1872 along with the rest of the crown jewels and then moved to a vault at the Ministry of Finance, it was displayed at the 1878 Exposition Universelle and at the Musée du Louvre in 1884
6. Unknown Owner; the tiara was sold at auction with the rest of the crown jewels in May 1887 by the French Third Republic

Questions: 

• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia's Turquoise Tiara

Creation: 

Materials:  turquoises and diamonds

Provenance: 

1. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia née Princess Alix of Hesse

Questions: 

• Was this tiara created by Fabergé circa 1895 like the matching brooch?
• What happened to this tiara after it was taken by the Bolsheviks following the Russian Revolution?  
• Does this tiara still exist intact? 

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Romanov Turquoise & Diamond Kokoshnik 

Princess Victoria Adelaide of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha's Turquoise Tiara

Creation:

Materials: turquoise and diamonds set in gold and silver

Princess Victoria Adelaide

Princess Kelly

Provenance:

1. Princess Victoria Adelaide, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha née of Schleswig-Holstein
2. Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; inherited from his mother in 1970
3. Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; inherited from his father in 1998

Princess Kelly

Princess Victoria Adelaide

Princess Victoria Adelaide

Other Wearers:

• Hereditary Princess Kelly of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha née Rondestvedt 

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Princess Kelly

Princess Kelly

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Saxe-Coburg & Gotha Turquoise Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Saxe-Coburg & Gotha Turquoise Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Saxe-Coburg & Gotha Turquoise Parure
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Turquoise Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Turquoise Tiara
• Lilibet's Handbag - Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Turquoise Tiara

Grand Duchess Eleonore of Hesse's Turquoise & Moonstone Tiara

Creation:

Materials:  turquoises, moonstones, and diamonds set in platinum

Provenance:

1. Grand Duchess Eleonore of Hesse née Princess of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich; from her husband, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine, for Christmas in 1905
2. Princess Margaret of Hesse née Geddes; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her 1937 marriage to Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine
3. Susan Geddes née Carter, Baroness Geddes; inherited by her husband, Euan Geddes, 3rd Baron Geddes, from his aunt in 1997

Grand Duchess Eleonore

Susan Geddes

Questions:

• Which jeweller created this tiara?

Links:

• The Court Jeweller - Hesse Turquoise & Moonstone Tiara 
• Jenni Wiltz - Hessian Turquoise & Moonstone Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Hesse Turquoise and Moonstone Tiara