Queen Désirée of Sweden's Lava Parure Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in the early 1800s.

 

Materials: lava cameos set in gold

Princess Anne

Countess Désirée

Countess Ruth

Provenance: 

1. Queen Désirée of Sweden née Clary
2. Queen Sophia of Sweden née Princess of Nassau; from her grandmother-in-law 
3. Princess Ingeborg of Sweden née Princess of Denmark; from her mother-in-law
4. Princess Margaretha of Denmark née Princess of Sweden; from her mother
5. Countess Désirée of Rosenborg; from her grandmother on the occasion of her 18th birthday in 1973

Other Wearers: 

• Princess Anne of Denmark née Bowes-Lyon
• Countess Ruth of Rosenborg née Nielson

 

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara? 
• Was the line of inheritance Queen Désirée > Queen Josephine of Sweden > Queen Louise of Denmark > Princess Ingeborg?
  

Photos: Juvelerne I Det Danske Kongehus