Posted by Scarlett on October 17, 2014, 6:25 pm, in reply to "Kent aquamarine tiara"
Did the Duchess ever wear the tiara before it was redesigned?
--Previous Message-- : The Duchess of Kent has worn the aquamarine : tiara at least twice. : : : And I found in my notes a post from : VeronikaN from 2011 (I hope she doesn't mind : my quoite): : : " I flipped after a very long time : through my copy of 'One Hundred Tiaras - An : Evolution of Style 1800-1990', the exhition : catalogue of the 1997 Wartski Tiara : Exhibition. : [..] : Exhibit No. 4: : A tiara in the form of five clusters of : aquamarines mounted as stylized flower heads : with the addition of pearls and brilliant : and rose diamond 'petals'. : Signed G. Fouquet. By Georges Fouquet, : Paris. Circa 1908. : The Fouquet family made highly imaginative : jewellery from 1860-1960 changing their : distinctive style with every fashion. : Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess : of Kent " : : So it seems that they owned it at the time : of the exhibition. : : The aquamarine tiara seems to have no family : connections, it wasn't ever seen worn by : another family member. So it seems logical : that they would sell it first in times of : financial need. : : They probably still own the diamond and : pearl tiara which Lady Helen has worn at her : wedding; and the sapphire tiara that was : made from the necklace of the beautiful : Cambridge sapphire parure. : : :
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