Princess Viggo of Denmark's Diamond Spike Tiara

Princess Viggo

Countess Karin

Creation: 

 

Materials: diamonds

 

Provenance: 

1. Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg, née Eleanor Green
   
2. Countess Karin of Rosenborg née Lüttichau; inherited from her husband's aunt in 1966
   

Princess Viggo

Countess Karin

Countess Karin

Other Wearers: 

• Countess Jane of Rosenborg née Glarborg
• Countess Jutta of Rosenborg née Beck

Countess Jane

Countess Jutta

Countess Jane

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Is the tiara worn by Countess Jane and Countess Jutta the same as Princess Viggo's tiara?
  

Queen 'Mamohato of Lesotho's Fringe Tiara

Queen Mamohato

Queen Masenate

Creation:

Materials: diamonds 

 

Provenance:

1. Queen 'Mamohato Bereng of Lesotho née Princess Tabitha 'Masentle Lerotholi Mojela
2. Queen 'Masenate Mohato of Lesotho née Anna Karabo Motšoeneng; from her mother-in-law

Queen Mamohato

Queen Masenate

Queen Masenate

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Links:

• The African Royal Families - Lesotho Fringe Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Lesotho Diamond Fringe Tiara

Queen Kurshiah of Negeri Sembilan's Fringe Tiara

Queen Kurshiah

Princess Atiah

Creation:

Materials: diamonds

Provenance:

1. Queen (Tunku Ampuan Besar) Kurshiah of Negeri Sembilan née Tunku Kurshiah binti Tunku Burhanuddin

Queen Kurshiah

Queen Najihah

Queen Durah

Other Wearers:

• Queen (Tunku Ampuan Besar) Durah of Negeri Sembilan née Tunku Durah binti Tunku Burhanuddin
• Queen (Tunku Ampuan Besar) Najihah of Negeri Sembilan née Tunku Najihah binti Tunku Burhanuddin
• Princess (Tunku) Kurshiah Aminah Atiah binti Tunku Abu Bakar; at her 2019 wedding to Mohamad Zaini bin Mohamad Zaidy

Queen Kurshiah

Princess Atiah

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?
• Does Tunku Shahariah binti Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Queen Kurshiah's daughter) or another member of the family currently own this tiara?

Queen Rahimah of Selangor's Diamond Fringe Tiara

Creation:

Materials: diamonds set in gold

Queen Rahimah

Lady Eliza

Queen Rahimah

Provenance:

1. Queen (Tengku Ampuan) Rahimah of Selangor née Tengku Rahimah binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Aziz
2. Queen (Tengku Permaisuri) Norashikin of Selangor née Norashikin binti Abdul Rahman; in 2016 after her marriage to Sultan Sharafuddin of Selangor

Queen Norashikin

Queen Norashikin

Queen Norashikin

Other Wearers:

• Lady (Sharifah) Eliza Cornelia Jamalullail; at her 2011 wedding to Tunku Muzafar Shah Tunku Jaa’far Laksamana

Questions:

• Which jeweller created this tiara?
• When was this tiara created?

Links:

• Warisan Raja & Permaisuri Melayu - Mahkota dan Tiara Tengku Ampuan Selangor
• Noble Jewels - The Bertatah Berlian Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Selangor Diamond Fringe Tiara

Princess Takamatsu's Diamond Fringe Tiara

Princess Takamatsu

Princess Takamatsu

Creation: This tiara can be worn as a necklace.

Materials: diamonds

Provenance: 

1. Princess Takamatsu née Lady Kikuko Tokugawa
2. Imperial Household Agency; after her death in 2004

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Links: 

• Modan 225 - Fringe Necklace Tiara

Empress Eugenie of France's Fringe Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was created by Bapst in 1864.

Materials:  diamonds

Provenance: 

1. Empress Eugénie of France; as consort of Napoleon III beginning in 1853 until her exile in 1870
2. French State Treasury; the tiara was kept at Brest, France from 1870 to 1872 along with the rest of the crown jewels and then moved to a vault at the Ministry of Finance, it was displayed at the 1878 Exposition Universelle and at the Musée du Louvre in 1884
3. Unknown Owner; the tiara was sold at auction with the rest of the crown jewels in May 1887 by the French Third Republic

Questions:

• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria's Habsburg Fringe Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Köchert circa 1890.

Archduchess Maria Theresa

Princess Gina

Archduchess Maria Theresa

Materials:  diamonds set in silver and gold

Princess Gina

Princess Gina

Provenance:

1. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria née Infanta of Portugal
2. Princess Elisabeth Amalie of Liechtenstein née Archduchess of Austria; inherited from her mother in 1944
3. Princess Gina of Liechtenstein née Countess Georgina of Wilczek; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1960
4. Princess Marie Aglaë of Liechtenstein née Countess Kinsky of Wchinitz & Tettau; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1989
5. Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein née Duchess of Bavaria; from her mother-in-law

Princess Marie

Princess Isabella

Other Wearers:

• Princess Isabelle of Liechtenstein née de L'Arbre de Malander; at her 1971 wedding to Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein
• Princess Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein; at her 2021 wedding to Emanuele Musini

Hereditary Princess Sophie

Hereditary Princess Sophie

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Was the tiara actually made in 1873 as a wedding gift to Archduchess Maria Theresa?

Princess Maria Anunciata

Princess Maria Anunciata

Links:

• Luxarazzi - Habsburg Fringe Tiara 
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Habsburg Fringe Tiara 
• The Royal Watcher - Habsburg Fringe Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Habsburg Fringe Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Habsburg Fringe Tiara
• Mis Joyas Reales - Habsburg Tiara

Photos: Crown Jewellery and Regalia of the World/Princely House of Liechtenstein

Duchess of Connaught's Fringe Tiara

Princess Louise

Princess Louise

Creation: This tiara can be worn as a necklace.

Materials: diamonds

Provenance:

1. Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent & Strathearn née Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 
2. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom; from her mother 
3. Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught & Strathearn née Princess of Prussia; from her mother-in-law of the occasion of her 1879 marriage to Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught & Strathearn 
4. Princess Alexandra of Connaught, Duchess of Fife; from her mother-in-law in 1917
5. James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife; from his aunt in 1959
6. Unknown Owner; sold at auction in 1959 for £4,200

Princess Louise

Lady Patricia

Lady Patricia

Other Wearers:

• Lady Patricia Ramsay née Princess of Connaught; at the coronation of King George VI in 1937

Questions:

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

Links:

• The Court Jeweller - Connaught Fringe Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Duchess of Connaught's Wedding Gifts
• The Royal Watcher - Connaught Fringe Tiara

Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg's Fringe Tiara

Princess Benedikte

Princess Benedikte

Creation: This tiara was made by Koch in 1905 and can be worn as a necklace

Materials: diamonds

Provenance:

1. Princess Madeleine of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg née Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
2. Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg née Princess of Denmark; inherited by her husband, Prince Richard, from his grandmother in 1976

Princess Benedikte

Princess Benedikte

Questions:

• Did Princess Margareta of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg ever wear this tiara?

Links:

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