Tomorrow marks the 180th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Marie, Countess of Flanders, who was born in 1845! This striking Pearl and Diamond Tiara made for Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden was returned after the death of her ill-fated granddaughter, Queen Stephanie of Portugal, and given to her sister, the Countess of Flanders, who left it to her own daughter, the Duchess of Vendôme, now on display at the National Museum of Qatar!
Composed of a circlet consisting of a continuous line of diamonds surmounted by diamond festoons each supporting a pearl linking diamond and pearl fleurons resting on a collet set diamond base.
The Pearl and Diamond Tiara was created for Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden around 1830, who gave it at some point to her daughter, the Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, who wore notably the Tiara for a portrait that remains on display at Schloss Sigmaringen.
In 1858, the Princess of Hohenzollern gave the Pearl and Diamond Tiara to her eldest daughter, Princess Stephanie, when she married King Pedro V of Portugal, but when she passed away a year later, the Tiara was returned to the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Family.
Several years later, the Pearl and Diamond Tiara was given to the youngest daughter, Princess Marie, when she married Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders in 1867, who wore the Pearl and Diamond Tiara for a series of portraits, and it is one of her most iconic jewels.
After the Countess of Flander’s death in 1912, the Pearl and Diamond Tiara was left to her daughter, Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme, who notably wore it for a portrait by Hubert-Denis Etcheverry around 1924.
At some point in the decades following, the Countess of Flanders’ Pearl Tiara was acquired by the Albion Art Institute, and is currently on display in the National Museum of Qatar.
Countess of Flanders’ Pearl Tiara
Nine Provinces Tiara
Laurel Wreath Tiara
Wolfers Necklace Tiara
Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Bandeau
Diamond Fringe Earrings
Wedding Earrings
Diamond Scroll Earrings
Tunisian Parure
Aquamarine Earrings
Diamond Earrings
Diamond Waterfall Brooch
Diamond Butterfly Brooch
Sapphire Brooch
Diamond Floral Bracelet
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