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Queen Lovisa of Sweden - skech of tiara

Posted by Mrs Diamond User icon on June 22, 2026, 3:29 pm

Hi all!
An auction house in Sweden recently sold a sketch of queen Lovisa of Sweden and Norway's coronation tiara. It mentions the designer! (I don't know if this is new information or not.)

https://www.barnebys.se/auktioner/objekt/skiss-av-drottning-lovisas-kroningstiara-blyerts-och-black-pa-papper-6KugNxU-629624775?list=searchalert&source=searchalerts

Re: Queen Lovisa of Sweden - skech of tiara

Posted by Arthur User icon on June 22, 2026, 4:20 pm, in reply to "Queen Lovisa of Sweden - skech of tiara"

Translation of the auction description:

SKETCH OF QUEEN LOVISA'S CORONATION TIARA, pencil and ink on paper, drawn by Lord Chamberlain Count Adam Lewenhaupt, dated 1860. "This work was done for Her Majesty Queen Louise, Princess of Halland, Queen of King Carl XV until the coronation in 1860". "Drawn by Her Majesty Queen Louise by Lord Chamberlain Count Adam Lewenhaupt 1860". Image dimensions approx. 15.5x44 cm. Frame dimensions approx. 28x49 cm. PROVENANCE Christian Hammer, Stockholm, Lugt 1238. HISTORY Queen Lovisa of the Netherlands was crowned Queen of Sweden on 3 May 1860. The tiara in the sketch was a gift for her coronation. The tiara is depicted on a miniature portrait of the queen, made by Anna Beata af Kleen, 1872. National Museum, NMGrh 2409.

The sketch:

And the real tiara, worn by Queen Lovisa:

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