Lady Newport is wearing the same tiara as Lady Anne Bridgeman, the daughter of a previous Earl of Bradford. I seems it is a piece owned by the Bradford family, as the Viscount is heir to the present Earl of Bradford.
It’s not the same tiara. It’s possible that the tiara worn by Lady Anne (right) was used to create the tiara worn by the new Viscountess Newport (left) but it would have had to have been completely remade.
TIARA ALERT: Eliza Liepina wore a diamond floral tiara for her wedding to Alexander Bridgeman, Viscount Newport, at St. Andrew’s Church of Weston Park in Staffordshire, England on 14 May 2022.
Made in 1856 for Maria, Countess Granville, to wear in Moscow to celebrate the coronation of Tsar Alexander II. The set has 88 gems and intaglios in total including carnelian, amethyst, garnets, emeralds, sapphires, and diamonds some of which dates back to ancient times
Sotheby’s will be showing fifty tiaras from British aristocratic families as part of their Jubilee Arts Festival celebrating the 70th anniversary since Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. The ‘Power & Image: Royal & Aristocratic Tiaras’ exhibition runs from May 28th to June 15th and is free to attend. You can find out more about visiting here. In addition to the aristocratic tiaras on display there will be contemporary tiaras by British jewelers available for sale.
If you could gather together a collection of 24 tiaras, each with a different characteristic (no duplicates), from aristocratic and royal collections, what would you choose?
