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February 18, 2012

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands' Aquamarine Parure Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made in 1927 by Van Kempen, Begeer & Vos.

Queen Beatrix
Queen Juliana
Princess Irene
Materials: aquamarines and diamonds set in platinum
Provenance:
  1. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; from her parents, Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of the Netherlands, on the occasion of her 18th birthday in 1927
  2. Orange-Nassau Family Foundation; set up by Queen Juliana in the 1960s
Princess Margriet
Queen Beatix

Princess Margriet
Other Wearers:
Queen Maxima
Queen Maxima
Questions:
  • Was this tiara actually a 21st birthday gift in 1930 instead of an 18th birthday gift in 1927? 
Queen Maxima
Princess Laurentien
Links:
Photos: De Jewelen van Het Huis Orange-Nassau