The Marie Feodorovna Sapphire Bandeau Tiara

Photos: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon; tiara detail; Queen Mary of the United Kingdom; Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon




Here's one of the long-lost British tiaras that's probably simply gathering dust somewhere deep in the royal vaults: the Marie Feodorovna Sapphire Bandeau.



The name of the tiara suggests that it comes from the Romanovs -- Marie Feodorovna was, after all,