Russian Tiaras

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two pictures of women in dresses and tiaras, one is wearing a white dress

Above: Tiara, by Fabergé and Bolin, 1900. Cabochon emeralds and diamonds. Image via Elena Horvathova on LiveJournal (http://eho-2013.livejournal.com/62382.html). Below: Portrait of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna wearing the tiara, by Nikolai Bodarevsky, 1907. From the collection of the State Museum "Tsarskoye Selo."

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The Youssoupov Ruby Tiara, by Chaumet ca 1914. The kokoshnik tiara consisted of rubies, diamonds and platinum. Designed as a series of nine wreaths of diamonds and foliate garlands, each enclosed in scrolls of diamonds, with a central ruby; topped with circular diamonds; rising form a band of alternating rubies and diamonds. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia ordered the tiara as a wedding present to his niece Pss Irina Romanov upon her marriage to P Felix Yusupov.

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Princess Irina Yusupova Diamond and Emerald Bandeau, by Chaumet. A wedding gift to Princess Irina Yusupova, mother of Rasputin's murderer.

The "Ceylon Sapphire Diadem". A favorite of Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. Made during the reign of Tsar Paul I. A modern replica was created by brothers Duvall. The original diadem was presented to GD Alexandra by her father Pavel I (son of Catherine II) in 1799, for Alexandra's wedding. Interesting, even the same diadem belonged to Queen of the Netherlands, but Sophie's diadem also created by Duvall, was decorated by gems instead of 5 sapphires seen in this Romanov's diadem.

The Kochli Sapphire Tiara. Made in 1894 by Friedrich Koechli, part of a parure consists of a corsage ornament or brooch, a tiara and a necklace. Commissioned by Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Marie Feodorovna for the last Tsarina of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna, nee Pss Alix of Hesse upon her marriage to their son Nicholas II the same year. Intertwined scrolls in which 16 sapphires are set mounted in gold; the diamonds are mounted in silver and linked with gold. Marie Feodorovna, Alix Of Hesse, Sapphire Tiara, Alexander, Sapphire

The Kochli Sapphire Tiara. Made in 1894 by Friedrich Koechli, part of a parure consists of a corsage ornament or brooch, a tiara and a necklace. Commissioned by Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Marie Feodorovna for the last Tsarina of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna, nee Pss Alix of Hesse upon her marriage to their son Nicholas II the same year. Intertwined scrolls in which 16 sapphires are set mounted in gold; the diamonds are mounted in silver and linked with gold.

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The Sapphire Parure (tiara, necklace, large stomacher) with the symbolic ornaments of the UK. Given to G Dss Marie Alexandrovna by her father, Tsar Alexander II on her wedding to Q Victoria’s 2nd son, P Alfred. She gave the parure to her daughter Pss Victoria Melita ( wife of G D Cyril, eldest son of G Dss Vladimir), who is pictured wearing the parure. After the Russian Revolution, she sold the necklace with the two part stomacher to Cartier, Paris current whereabouts unknown.

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Empress Alexandra Feodorovna

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia’s Diamond and Pearl tiara, by Boucheron. In 1894, Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich bought for his bride a pearl and diamond coronet, small yet perfect for Alix's dainty head. Nicholas commissioned the legendary french jeweler Frédéric Boucheron to create the coronet, set entirely with pearls and diamonds and requiring 2000 hours of work to complete. Alix's illustrious grandmother, Queen Victoria, is said to have found the coronet "breathtaking."

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The Yusupov Sapphire and Diamond Tiara. Auctioned in 1971 in Geneva, from the possession of the Yusupov´s, Princess Irina Yusupov nee Romanov died 1970.

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The Russian Sapphire "Wave" Tiara. It includes nine large sapphires, each surrounded by arcs of diamonds ending in dangling diamond drops, a design reminiscent of breaking waves in the ocean. It was essentially an unknown piece of Russian treasure until evidence of its existence was unearthed in 2012 in a book called: The Russian Diamond Fund, with a publication date of 1922. Where about of this piece today is unknown.

The Westminster Bagration Parure, ca 1810 by Fossin & Fils. A pink spinel and diamond set consisting of a tiara, necklace, earrings, and hair comb. Once belonged to the Russian princess, Ekatarina Pavlovna Bagration, née Skavronskaia. It was purchased by the current duke of Westminster for his bride, Natasha Phillips and she wore it at their 1978 wedding. Duke Of Westminster, Russian Princess, Haute Jewelry, Pink Spinel, Royal Style, Diamond Set

The Westminster Bagration Parure, ca 1810 by Fossin & Fils. A pink spinel and diamond set consisting of a tiara, necklace, earrings, and hair comb. Once belonged to the Russian princess, Ekatarina Pavlovna Bagration, née Skavronskaia. It was purchased by the current duke of Westminster for his bride, Natasha Phillips and she wore it at their 1978 wedding.

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The Ruby and Diamond Kokoshnik tiara, ca 1890 by Bolin. Made of rubies, diamonds and gold. A wedding gift for Grand Duchess Sophie, (nee Countess Sophie of Merenberg) wife of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich, grandson of Tsar Nicholas I. Inherited by their daughter Nadejda Mountbatten who became the Marchioness Milford-Haven of Great Britain. Recently sold by Sarah of Milford-Haven to a Russian Businessman.

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The Romanov Ruby Lotus Tiara, ca 1874 by Bolin. Features rubies and diamonds and part of a parure. Commissioned by Tsar Alexander II of Russia for his only daughter G Dss Maria Alexandrovna on the occasion of her marriage to Alfred, D of Edinburgh. Maria gave it to her daughter Alexandra. Alexandra's son, Gottfried, married Pss Margarita of Greece & Denmark, the elder sister of P Philip. After her death in 1981, the piece was sold at auction.