Devonshire tiara

The Devonshire Tiara; 1893 and 1897. English; diamonds mounted in silver and gold. This tiara was made for the wife of the 8th Duke of Devonshire, Countess Louise von Alten. She was known as the 'Double Duchess' as she had previously been married to the Duke of Manchester. The tiara is designed as a graduated row of thirteen scrolled palmette motifs, alternating with lotus motifs. These can be removed and worn as individual brooches and other ornaments. It is set throughout with…

The #Devonshire #Diamond #tiara - one of the #largest and more #imposing pieces within the Devonshire #collection .

The #Devonshire #Diamond #Tiara, crafted in 1893, was made by AE Skinner & Co for Louise, Duchess of Devonshire

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As the Duchess of Devonshire, she garnered much attention and fame in society during her lifetime With a preeminent position in the peerage of England, the duchess was famous for her beauty, charis…

The Tiaras of the Duchess of Devonshire are the Heirlooms worn by the fascinating Duchesses of the illustrious Aristocratic Family

The Devonshire Tiara was made for the wife of the 8th Duke of Devonshire, Countess Louise von Alten. She was known as the 'Double Duchess', as she had previously been married to the Duke of Manchester. The tiara has 13 palmette motifs separated by lotus motifs, on a base of three rows. The base dates from slightly later than the top part, around 1897. Jeweller AE Skinner used nearly 1 900 diamonds set in silver and gold to make the piece, including 1 041 diamonds taken from other family…

Diamond Palmette Tiara| Duchess of Devonshire | Historic Royal and Noble Jewelry Her Grace Deborah Vivien Cavendish, Dowager #Duchess of Devonshire (March 31, 1920 - September 24, 2014), née Deborah Freeman-Mitford, was the last of the noted Mitford sisters. She married Andrew #Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire in 1941. The formidable Duchess turning a pensive gaze towards the viewer, wears the #diamond #diadem together with a quantity of the #Devonshire pearls #tiaras

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The Tiaras of the Duchess of Devonshire are the Heirlooms worn by the fascinating Duchesses of the illustrious Aristocratic Family

by Bassano Ltd whole-plate glass negative 29 April 1920 © National Portrait Gallery, London

💬 0 🔁 76 ❤️ 158 · The Devonshire Diamond Tiara The Devonshire Diamond Tiara Was Made In 1893 by A.E. Skinner For Louise, Duchess Of Devonshire

Derby Tiara Countesses of Derby| Royal Noble Jewel History : The #Derbytiara rests on a band of pairs of stylized buds between collet-set diamonds, surmounted by a sequence of palmettes outlined by diamond borders linked at the base to lotus flowers graduated toward the back. The design is very close to that made in 1892 by Skinner of Orchard Street for the Duchess of Devonshire, mother of the Countess of Derby, who was presumably given this tiara at the time of her marriage in 1889…

The Royal Watcher on X: "Lady Celina Cavendish wears the Devonshire Tiara at her Wedding in 1995! https://t.co/Au5BpQYq1O https://t.co/uupmZ303mH" / X

the diadem

7th June and today's tiara was made by Cartier in 1936 for the Duchess of Windsor. She was photographed wearing it several times. In 1946 whilst staying at Ednam Lodge in England, the Duchess was the victim of a jewel theft. A tiara was listed as one of the missing items, believed to be this one. It was never found. As much as the Duchess of Windsor loved jewels, her taste and lack of tiaras has always left me puzzled.

Royal Family on Instagram: “World of Royal Crowns and Tiaras -Princess Alice’s Diamond Palmette Tiara. . The Diamond Palmetta Tiara was worn by Princess Alice,…”

1929, Katharine Curzon, Countess Howe, wearing an additional open-work base underneath her diamond fringe, worn bandeau-style.

Lady Celina Cavendish on her wedding day wearing the Devonshire Tiara