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    Tiara ID? Archived Message

    Posted by Arthur on November 14, 2015, 6:18 pm

    Sotheby's auctioned off, on 11th November, a tiara made of large pear-shaped upright pearls mounted on on a bandeau of diamond stars. This tiara belonged to the Viscounts de Courval:
    http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/magnificent-jewels-and-noble-jewels-ge1505/lot.500.html

    On their website (link above), Sotheby's published a photographic portrait of three aristocratic ladies wearing tiaras, dated 1950 and entitled "Les Trois Diadèmes"/"The Three Tiaras", by French photographer Robert Doisneau. The lady in the middle wears the Courval pearl and diamond tiara, which gives us a good idea of how this tiara looks when it is worn.

    But I have also been intrigued by the tiara worn by the lady on the left: I am sure I have already seen this tiara, but I do not remember where. Does anyone know which tiara it is, and who is the lady wearing it?

    Thanks in advance!



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