Duchess of Aosta's Emerald Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made circa 1850

Materials: emeralds and diamonds

Provenance:

1. Princess Maria Carolina of Orléans, Duchess of Aumale, née Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
   
2. Prince Henri of Orléans, Duke of Aumale; inherited from his wife in 1869
   
3. Princess Hélène of Savoy-Aosta, Duchess of Aosta née Princess of Orléans; from her great-uncle and godfather on the occasion of her 1895 marriage to Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
4. Sybil Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley, née Sybil Sassoon
   
5. Unknown Owner; sold at auction at Christie's in 1990
   

Lady Clementine Churchill

Lady Clementine Churchill

Other Wearers:

• Lady Clementine Churchill née Hozier; borrowed from the Marchioness of Chomondeley for the 1953 Nobel Ceremony

Questions:

• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Does this tiara still exist intact?
• Who currently owns this tiara?
• How did the Marchioness of Cholmondeley acquire the tiara?

Links:

• Royal Magazin - Duchess of Aosta's Emerald & Diamond Scroll Tiara
  

Photos: Christie's