I agree you you Glenn, to me it looks like the Diamond tiara worn by Princess Ragnhild. In those early days of photography the retouchings results were often rather poor...
--Previous Message-- : Yes, at first you think it is the diamond : tiara that Princess Ragnhild wore latest - : but the pattern is different although the : extreme lower part (base) of the tiara looks : like the diamond tiara. : : Could this somehow be due to very bad : retouching/bad lighting/unsharp focus of the : photo? : (Made before the days of digital photos and : Photoshop). : : The reason why I think this might be the : case - is that try to imagine the tiara : without the turquoise prongs - then the : design/pattern of the tiara is very odd... : at least I think it is : : : : : :