A TIARA/BROOCH SET WITH OLD CUT DIAMONDS AND POSSIBLY CULTURED PEARLS, WITH NOBLE PROVENANCE.“The ti
A TIARA/BROOCH SET WITH OLD CUT DIAMONDS AND POSSIBLY CULTURED PEARLS, WITH NOBLE PROVENANCE.“The tiara is in the shape of a lily of the valley. The pearls have a diameter between 4.2 to 7.7 mm and the total diamond weight is approximately 15.00 cts. French hallmarks. Probably circa 1912-1925. Platinum. Weight 50 gr.2 diamonds missing, one soldering broken. Probably reworked. PROVENANCEMost likely Märta (Hörke) Wachtmeister af Johannishus, born de Geer af Leufsta (1896-1976) then passed on to her daughter Gunnila Bernadotte af Wisborg, born Wachtmeister af Johannishus (1923 -2016.)According to information, Märta and her sister Marianne, (married to Carl Bernadotte and re-married to Marcus Wallenberg) both received a tiara at their weddings. Gunnila Bernadotte married Count Carl-Johan Bernadotte (1916 -2012), the youngest son of King Gustaf VI Adolf. [Making her an aunt by marriage to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Queen Anne Marie of Greece, and King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden.]Countess Bernadotte frequently wore this tiara to royal events, including the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and the wedding of Princess Madeleine.”Sources: [1] [2] -- source link
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