Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Kreuter & Co. and can be worn as a necklace.

Materials: diamonds

Princess Carina

Princess Carina

Provenance: 

1. Princess Carina of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg née Axelsson

Princess Carina

Princess Carina

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Does Princess Carina own this tiara or is a loan from a member of her husband, Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg's, family?
• Did Princess Katharina of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein née Countess von Podewils-Dürniz wear this tiara at the 1998 wedding of Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgensstein-Berleburg and Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth?

Princess Katharina

Links: 

• Royal Magazin - The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara

Princess Abigail of Hawaii's Diamond Floral Tiara

Princess Abigail

Princess Abigail

Creation: 

Materials: diamonds

Provenance: 

1. Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa of Hawaii née Abigail Campbell

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Queen Kapi'olani of Hawaii's Diamond Tiara

Queen Kapi'olani

Queen Kapi'olani

Creation:  This tiara was made circa 1883.

Materials: diamonds

Provenance: 

1. Queen Kapi'olani of Hawaii née Kapiʻolani Napelakapuokakaʻe

Queen Kapi'olani

Queen Kapi'olani

Queen Kapi'olani

Questions: 

• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Queen Liliʻuokalani of Hawaii's Diamond Star Tiara

Creation:

Materials: diamonds

Provenance: 

1. Queen Liliʻuokalani of Hawaii

Queen Lili'oukalani

Queen Lili'oukalani

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Carrie Underwood's Diamond TIara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Johnathon Arndt.

Materials:  40 carats of diamonds set in white gold

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood

Provenance:

1. Carrie Underwood; from her husband, Mike Fisher, on the occasion of their 2010 wedding

Queen Geraldine of Albania's Diamond Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Marianne Ostier in 1938.

Materials:  diamonds set in platinum

Queen Geraldine

Victoria Yu

Provenance: 

1. Queen Geraldine of Albania
2. Mamdouha Bobst; from her husband, Elmer Bobst, in 1966
3. Unknown Owner; bought at auction at Sotheby's for $225,000 in April 2016

Other Wearers: 

• Catharine Becket
• Anupama Chakravartti
• Victoria Yu 

Anupama Chakravartti

Mamdouha Bobst

Catharine Becket

Questions:

• Who currently owns this tiara?

Links: 

• Sotheby's - Platinum and Diamond Tiara, by Marianne Ostier 
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Queen Geraldine's Diamond Tiara 
• The Royal Watcher - Queen Geraldine’s Diamond Goat Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Queen Geraldine's Diamond Tiara 
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Queen Géraldine of Albania’s Diamond Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Queen Geraldine's Diamond Tiara

Photos: Sotheby's

Duchess of Westminster's Diamond Halo Tiara

original version

Creation: This tiara was made in 1930 by Lacloche Freres using the Arcot diamonds and possibly the Hastings diamond.  The original tiara could be worn with a diamond rivière attached to the outer border but this option was later removed.  After being sold, Harry Winston removed the Arcot and Hastings diamonds and had them re-cut to be sold individually.  Turquoises were temporarily put in their place but were eventually replaced with designs of smaller diamonds.  Also, four diamonds were added to the outside of the tiara and several changes were made to the central element.

Materials:  diamonds

Leolia Grosvenor

Leolia Grosvenor

Provenance:

1. Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster
2. William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster; inherited from his cousin in 1953
3. Harry Winston; bought at Sotheby's in June 1959 for £110,000
4. Unknown Owner; bought at Sotheby's in October 1988
5. Isi Fischzang Inc.

Anne Grosvenor

Rose Movius Palmer

Other Wearers: 

• Leolia Grosvenor née Ponsonby, Duchess of Westminster
• Anne Grosvenor née Sullivan, Duchess of Westminster
• Carol Channing; at the Hearts and Diamonds Ball at the Plaza Hotel in 1961
• Rose Movius Palmer
• Alice Cooper; for a portrait by Salvador Dali in 1973

Carol Channing

Alice Cooper

Sotheby's employee

Questions:

• When did Isi Fischzand acquire the tiara?
• Who currently owns the tiara

current version

Links:

• Sotheby's - The Westiminster Halo Tiara
• Royal Magazine - Arcot Diamonds
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Westminster Halo Tiara

Photos: Sotheby's

Grace Wilson Vanderbilt's Diamond Tiara

Creation: This tiara was created by Cartier in 1909.

Materials: diamonds

Provenance:

1. Grace Wilson Vanderbilt

Grace Vanderbilt

Questions:

• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Joanna Newsom's Opal Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Irene Neuwirth in 2013.

Materials: fire opals, black opals, emeralds, and diamonds set in gold

Joanna Newsom

Joanna Newsom

Provenance:

1. Joanna Newsom; on the occasion of her 2013 marriage to Andy Samberg

Photos: Irene Neuwirth

Lillian Nordica's Diamond Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Tiffany & Co. in 1896.

Materials: 233 diamonds set in platinum

Lillian Nordica

Lillian Nordica

Provenance: 

1. Lillian Nordica; from her fans on the occasion of the opening night of "Lohengrin" at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City

Questions:

• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Links:

• New York Times - The Coronet for Madame Nordica

Lillian Nordica's Diamond Drop Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Cartier in 1905 using diamonds that already belonged to Lillian Nordica.

Lillian Nordica

Materials: twenty one briolette cut diamonds set in platinum

Provenance:

1. Lillian Nordica

Questions:

• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Mary Scott Townsend's Diamond Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Cartier in 1905.

Materials: diamonds set in platinum

Provenance:

1. Mary Scott Townsend
2. Mathilde Townsend Welles; inherited from her mother in 1931
3. Thora Ronalds McElroy; inherited from her cousin in 1949
4. Cartier Collection; bought at auction at Sotheby's in 1991

C.Z. Guest

Nissa Marion

Lisa Hanna

Other Wearers:

• C.Z. Guest
• Lisa Hanna
• Nissa Marion

Questions:

• Did C.Z Guest or another person own the tiara between Thora McElroy and Cartier?

Photos: Cartier

Doris Duke's Pearl & Diamond Bandeau

Creation:  This tiara was made by Cartier 1924.

Materials:  diamonds and a natural pearl set in platinum

Provenance:

1. Nanaline Duke
2. Doris Duke; inherited from her mother in 1962
3. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; in 1993
4. Cartier Collection; bought at auction in 2004 at Christie's for $298,700

unknown model

Carrie Anderson

Other Wearers:

• Carrie Anderson

Links:

• Christie's - An Elegant Art Deco Natural Pearl & Diamond Bandeau By Cartier 
• Royal Magazin - Doris Duke's Jewel Collection

Photos: Cartier/Bruce Weber