Queen Désirée of Sweden's Malachite Parure Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Simon Petiteau in the 1820s or 30s.

Materials: malachite cameos set in multiple shades of gold

Provenance: 

1. Queen Désirée of Sweden née Clary
2. Queen Joséphine of Sweden née Princess of Leuchtenberg; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1860
3. Queen Sophia of Sweden née Princess of Nassau; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1876
4. Nordic Museum; donated to the museum after Queen Sophia passed away in 1913

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?

Links: 

• The Nordic Museum - Malachite Jewelry Set
• Trond Norén Isaksen - Queen Desideria’s Malachite Parure
• The Court Jeweller - The Swedish Malachite Parure
• Artemisia's Royal Jewels - Queen Desideria’s Malachite Parure

Photos: Nordic Museum