The Portland Sapphire Tiara

Images (clockwise from left): Ivy Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland; tiara worn by model; tiara worn by model; tiara detail


Gilded Age Britain was full of oversized, exaggerated tiaras. Today, let's look at one of the very biggest of the bunch: the sapphire, diamond, and pearl tiara owned by the Dukes of Portland.



The tiara was made for the family by E. Wolff & Co. for Garrard. Most