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French Royal Angouleme Emerald Tiara

The Angouleme Emerald Tiara.  The diamond and emerald tiara made for the Duchess of Angoulême by Bapst, on display with the rest of the French crown jewels at the Louvre Museum in Paris, 2016 This gorgeous tiara was made by Evrard and Frederic Bapst for the French crown jewels in 1820.   This diadem of emeralds […]

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Gorgeous Diamond Tiara

    When did tiaras become fashionable, and do you have to be royal or of aristocratic birth to wear one? In ancient Greece garland-like hair ornaments were used to adorn the heads of sacred statues, given to athletes and warriors to honor victories, and worn by people of high rank at weddings and feasts. These […]

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1910 Countess Edwina Mountbatten France

The Gorgeous Diamond Tiara of Countess Edwina Mountbatten circa 1910

1910, France. The tiara of Countess Edwina Mountbatten was made from diamonds and set in solid platinum. Scroll and trefoil motifs surround the intricate design. Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, was the wife of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, a member of the extended British Royal Family. 1910, France. The tiara of […]

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