Monday, March 25, 2013

The Romanov Aquamarine Tiara



Photos (clockwise from top left): tiara detail; Tsarina Alexandra of Russia; tiara detail; brooch detail


The royal aquamarine tiara that I like perhaps best of all is one that could be almost anywhere these days. It's the aquamarine and diamond sparkler once owned by Alexandra Feodorovna, the last empress of Russia.


Like many Russian tiaras, this one was designed to mimic a kokoshnik

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