Queen Victoria of Sweden(Just like one in the banner above) An Array of Russian Jewels, including at least two fringe tiaras.
--Previous Message-- : Source: my "Majesty" or : "Royalty" magazines. : : Tsarina Alexandra of Russia : : : Prince and Princess Michael of Kent : : : --Previous Message-- : : It is quite some time since we had a thread : devoted to the Russian fringe style of tiara : or necklace. : In response to the idea below at : : http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1436213410.html : I decided to start this thread. : My intention is to attract examples of this : specific style rather than other ray types : of jewels. : : Beginning with Munn - : "The famous retailers of the nineteenth : and twentieth centuries were not only : tempted to remodel existing jewels but also : to reissue their most succesful designs. The : best illustration of this is the Russian : fringe tiara - literally dozens of these : have been noted and probably hundreds were : made; and without the most careful analysis, : it is not practical to attempt to : distinguish one from another. Furthermore, : the 'mapping' of provenance by using : portraits and photographs alone is a : notoriously perilous business." : : In the panel below Queen Mary is wearing : Queen Adelaide's Friinge Necklace. : The Queen, the Princess Royal, and the Queen : Mother are all wearing Queen Mary's Fringe : Tiara. : : : : In the next, left to right are the Queen's : City of London Necklace, then Queen Mary's : Fringe Tiara twice. : : : : Next first is Queen Adelaide's then Queen : Mary's. : : : : :