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March 16, 2014

Countess of Rosenborg's Garnet Kokoshnik

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Creation: This tiara was made by Aage Dragsted in the 1930s. The top row of diamonds can be removed and worn as a necklace. 
 
Materials: garnets, pearls, and diamonds set in platinum and gold 
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Princess Viggo
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Princess Anne
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Princess Viggo
Provenance:
  1. Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg née Eleanor Margaret Green; from her husband
  2. Princess Margaretha of Denmark née Princess of Sweden; inherited from her sister-in-law in 1966
  3. Countess Ruth of Rosenborg née Nielsen; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1977
  4. Count Flemming & Countess Ruth's Children; inherited from their mother in 2010
  5. Unknown Owner; sold at auction at Sotheby's  for 245,000 CHF in May 2014
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Countess Ruth
garnet kokoshnik tiara rosenborg denmark princess viggo dragsted countess ruth
Countess Ruth
Other Wearers:
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Carolina

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Countess Jutta
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Myrtha Meadows