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 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.
Empress Joséphine of France’s Cameo Tiara by Jacques-Ambroise Oliveras, circa 1805
Countess Fitzwilliam’s Diamond Tiara, circa 1820
Laurel Diamond Tiara, 1830s
Countess of Rosebery’s Primrose Tiara, 1830s
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom’s Emerald Tiara by Joseph Kitching, 1845
Duchess of Devonshire’s Diamond Honeysuckle Tiara, 1865
Countess of Rosebery’s Diamond Tiara, 1878
Marchioness of Anglesey’s Diamond Tiara, circa 1890
Countess of Derby’s Diamond Honeysuckle Tiara by Skinner, circa 1890
Duchess of Devonshire’s Diamond Palmette Tiara by Skinner, 1893
Diamond Heart Tiara, early 1900s
Baroness Howard of Henderskelfe’s Wave Tiara by Cartier, 1904
Duchess of Norfolk’s Pearl & Diamond Tiara
Duchess of Westminster’s Diamond Halo Tiara by Lacloche Freres, 1930
Countess Spencer’s Diamond Tiara by Garrard, 1930s using earlier pieces
Turquoise Tiara by Van Cleef & Arpels, 1960s
Tourmaline & Diamond Tiara by Charles de Temple, 1966
Duchess of Kent’s Pearl Fringe Tiara, 1970s using earlier pieces
Gold Forget-Me-Not Tiara by Christopher Thompson Royds, 2022 (for sale)
Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara by Kiki McDonough, 2022 (for sale)
As part of the many exhibitions celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Buckingham Palace will be displaying two of the Queen’s most iconic tiaras along with other jewelry. The exhibition runs from July 22nd to October 2nd at the state rooms of Buckingham Palace and you can find out more about visiting here.
And they also released a wonderful new video of the Diamond Diadem which you’ll also see called the State Tiara, George IV State Diadem, or some other combination of Diamond, George, and State.
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.
