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The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara (Владимирская тиара), sometimes the Diamond and Pearl Tiara, was bought, along with a diamond rivière, by Queen Mary from Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, mother of the Duchess of Kent, in 1921 for a price of £28,000. [18]
The tiara was commissioned by the Duchess Vladimir in 1874 from the Romanov court jeweler, Bolin, and was smuggled out of the country after the duchess fled St. Petersburg during the Russian ...
Jan Taminiau, a Dutch dress designer, was inspired by a parure of gold filigree gems and papier-mâché cameos that had been a wedding gift to the older sister of Anna Paulowna, Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna. Though made of gold and covered in diamonds, the main decoration of the parure is a set of cameos that were possibly made by the bride ...
Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden's pearl-and-diamond tiara, made circa 1830 and currently in the museum at Mannheim Palace. In the late 18th century, Neoclassicism gave rise to a revival of tiaras, but this time it was a solely female adornment.
During August or September 1917, [11] together with Grand Duke Boris, Stopford was able to smuggle out some of Grand Duchess's significant jewellery collection from the Vladimir Palace. [12] At the end of September 1917 he left for England, via Sweden and Aberdeen, with a total of 244 items in two Gladstone bags .
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia: 10. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine: 5. Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine: 11. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden: 1. Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia: 12. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin: 6. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin: 13. Princess ...
The Princess of Wales’ return to public life for Trooping the Colour comes after six months of preventative chemotherapy. In a statement ahead of the event marking the King’s official birthday ...
The 70-year-old singer posted a disturbing, yet hilarious, photo on Tuesday that poked fun at Donald Trump's seemingly bizarre relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Ok Daddy,,, I'll Do ...