Princess Soraya of Iran's Emerald Bead Tiara

Princess Soraya

Princess Soraya

Creation:

Materials: emeralds and diamonds

Empress Farah

Princess Shahnaz

Provenance:

1. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
2. National Treasury of Iran; ownership of the Iranian Imperial Jewels reverted to the state of Iran after the 1979 revolution and can still be viewed by the public at the Museum of The Treasury of National Iranian Jewels

Empress Farah

Farideh Ghotbi Diba

Princess Shahnaz

Other Wearers:

• Princess Soraya of Iran née Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
• Empress Farah of Iran née Farah Diba
• Princess Shahnaz of Iran
• Farideh Ghotbi Diba

Questions:

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

Links:

• The Court Jeweller - Princess Soraya's Emerald Sunburst Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Princess Soraya's Emerald Tiara

Princess Shahnaz of Iran's Emerald Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in 1967 by Van Cleef & Arpels using loose gemstones from the Iranian Imperial Jewels.

Materials: emeralds and diamonds

Princess Shahna

Princess Shahnaz

Provenance:

1. Princess Shahnaz of Iran
2. National Treasury of Iran; ownership of the Iranian Imperial Jewels reverted to the state of Iran after the 1979 revolution and can still be viewed by the public at the Museum of The Treasury of National Iranian Jewels

Princess Shahnaz

Princess Shahnaz

Princess Shahnaz

Princess Shams of Iran's Emerald Flame Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in 1967 by Van Cleef & Arpels using loose gemstones from the Iranian Imperial Jewels.

Materials: emeralds and diamonds

Princess Shams

Princess Shams

Provenance:

1. Princess Shams of Iran
2. National Treasury of Iran; ownership of the Iranian Imperial Jewels reverted to the state of Iran after the 1979 revolution and can still be viewed by the public at the Museum of The Treasury of National Iranian Jewels

Links:

• Artemisia's Royal Jewels - Iranian Flame Tiara

Princess Fatimeh of Iran's Emerald Sunburst Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in the late 1800s.

Materials: pink spinel, emeralds, pearls, and diamonds set in gold

Provenance:

1. Princess Fatimeh of Iran
2. National Treasury of Iran; ownership of the Iranian Imperial Jewels reverted to the state of Iran after the 1979 revolution and can still be viewed by the public at the Museum of The Treasury of National Iranian Jewels

Princess Fatimeh

Questions:

• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Links:

• Artemisia's Royal Jewels - Princess Fatimeh's Sunburst Tiara

Empress Farah of Iran's Emerald Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in 1958/59 by Harry Winston using loose gemstones from the Iranian Crown Jewels.

Materials: 294 pink, yellow, and colorless diamonds and seven cabochon emeralds set in platinum

Empress Farah

Empress Farah

Provenance:

1. Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran née Diba; on the occasion of her 1959 marriage to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
2. National Treasury of Iran; ownership of the Iranian Imperial Jewels reverted to the state of Iran after the 1979 revolution and can still be viewed by the public at the Museum of The Treasury of National Iranian Jewels

Empress Farah

Empress Farah

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Seven Emerald Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Empress Farah's Emerald Parure
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Seven Emerald Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - The Seven Emeralds Tiara

Empress Farah of Iran's Noor-ol-Ain Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in 1959 by Harry Winston using the 60-carat Noor-ol-Ain diamond, one of the largest pink diamonds in the world, and other loose gemstones from the Iranian Imperial Jewels.

Empress Farah

Empress Farah

Materials: 324 pink, yellow, and colorless diamonds set in platinum

Empress Farah

Empress Farah

Provenance:

1. Empress Farah of Iran née Farah Diba; on the occasion of her 1959 marriage to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
2. National Treasury of Iran; ownership of the Iranian Imperial Jewels reverted to the state of Iran after the 1979 revolution and can still be viewed by the public at the Museum of The Treasury of National Iranian Jewels

Empress Farah

Empress Farah

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Noor-ol-Ain Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Noor-ol-Ain Tiara
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Noor-al-Ain Tiara
• Jenni Wiltz - Empress Farah's Noor-al-Ain Tiara
• The Practical Gemologist - The Great Table Diamond: Darya-i-Noor and Noor-ul-Ain

Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway's Diamond Daisy Tiara

Crown Princess Mette Marit

Crown Princess Mette Marit

Creation: This tiara was made in 1910.

Materials: diamonds 

 

Provenance:

1. Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway née Tjessem Høiby; from King Harald and Queen Sonja on the occasion of her 2001 marriage to Crown Prince Haakon of Norway

Crown Princess Mette Marit

Crown Princess Mette Marit

Questions:

• Did Garrard or another jeweler create the tiara?
• What is the provenance of the tiara prior to Crown Princess Mette-Marit? 
• Is this the same tiara worn by Cate Blanchett in An Ideal Husband in 1999 which was loaned by Garrard?
  

Crown Princess Mette Marit

Cate Blanchett

Links: 

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Diamond Daisy Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Daisy Bandeau
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Diamond Daisy Tiara
  
• Tesouras & Tiaras - The Diamond Daisy Tiara
• Lilibet's Handbag - The Diamond Daisy Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Diamond Daisy Tiara
• Mis Joyas Reales - Daisy Tiara

Queen Sonja of Norway's Amethyst Necklace Tiara

Queen Sonja

Queen Sonja

Creation: This tiara was made in the 1990s and can be worn as a necklace.

 

Materials: amethysts and diamonds 

Crown Princess Mette Marit

Crown Princess Mette Marit

Provenance:

1. Queen Sonja of Norway née Haraldsen; from her husband, King Harald V of Norway, in 1997

Crown Princess Mette Marit

Crown Princess Mette Marit

Other Wearers:

• Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway née Tjessem Høiby
  
• Princess Märtha Louise of Norway

 

Questions:

• Did Garrard or another jeweler create this tiara?

Princess Märtha Louise

Princess Märtha Louise

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Amethyst Necklace Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Queen Sonja's Amethysts
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - Norwegian Amethyst Necklace Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Amethyst Tiara
• Mis Joyas Reales - Amethyst Necklace Tiara

Crown Princess Märtha of Norway's Vasa Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in 1929 by C.F. Carlman using the heraldic symbol of the Vasa family who ruled Sweden from 1523 to 1654.

Materials: diamonds set in platinum

Crown Princess Märtha

Crown Princess Märtha

Provenance:

1. Crown Princess Märtha of Norway née Princess of Sweden; from the City of Stockholm on the occasion of her 1929 marriage to King Olav V of Norway
2. Princess Astrid of Norway; inherited from her mother in 1954

Princess Astrid

Princess Ragnhild

Other Wearers: 

• Princess Ragnhild of Norway

 

Questions:

• Will this tiara go back to the royal family or be inherited by Princess Astrid's children?

Princess Astrid

Princess Astrid

Princess Astrid

Links:

• Trond Norén Isaksen - Vasa Diadem 
• The Court Jeweller - Vasa Tiara  
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Vasa Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Vasa Tiara