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October 17, 2022

Duchess of Westminster's Myrtle Wreath Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Albert Holmström for Fabergé in 1906.

Materials:  diamonds set in silver and red gold
Sally Grosvenor
Laura Cavendish
Viola Grosvenor
Provenance:
  1. Lady Mabel Grosvenor née Crichton; on the occasion of her 1906 marriage to Lord Hugh Grosvenor
  2. Gerald Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his mother in 1944
  3. Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his brother in 1967
  4. Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his father in 1979
  5. Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his father in 2016
Lady Tamara Van Cutsem
Lady Rosanagh Grimston
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October 10, 2022

Duchess of Westminster's Cyclamen Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Albert Holmström for Fabergé circa 1903 and can be worn as a necklace.

Materials: diamonds set in gold and platinum 

Provenance:
  1. Eleanor Wilson-Fox née Scalther-Booth
  2. Unknown Owner
  3. Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
  4. Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster; inherited from his father in 2016

Questions: 
  • When did the Duke of Westminster buy this tiara?
  • Did George Wilson-Fox inherit this tiara from his mother in 1963?

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October 3, 2022

Duchess of Westminster's Bagration Spinel Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Jean Baptiste Fossin in the early 1800s.

Materials: diamonds and pink spinels

Provenance:
  1. Princess Catherine Bagration née Skavronskaya
  2. Unknown Owner(s)
  3. S.J Phillips; bought along with the accompanying parure at Christie's in November 1973 for $121,000
  4. Natalia Phillips Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster; bought by her husband, Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, in May 1977 and worn on the occasion of their October 1978 wedding
Duchess of Westminster
Duchess of Westminster
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