Monday, August 5, 2013

The Habsburg Peridot Tiara



Photos (clockwise from top left): tiara detail; Archduchess Isabella of Austria; tiara detail


Today's tiara is a true royal rarity: a diamond sparkler that also includes a generous helping of peridot, the birthstone of all of you August babies. What could make it better? Why, a provenance that connects it with the Habsburgs, surely!



The tiara is actually a part of a complete parure of

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