;

April 13, 2014

Queen Maria Christina of Spain's Pearl & Diamond Tiara

pearl diamond loop tiara cartier spain queen maria christina letizia
Queen Letizia
pearl diamond loop tiara cartier spain queen maria christina sofia
Queen Sofia
Creation: This tiara was made by Francisco Marzo in 1886.

Materials: diamonds and pearls set in platinum
pearl diamond loop tiara cartier spain queen maria christina countess barcelona mercedes
Princess Maria Mercedes
pearl diamond loop tiara cartier spain queen maria christina
Queen Maria Christina
pearl diamond loop tiara cartier spain queen maria christina mercedes countess barcelona
Princess Maria Mercedes
Provenance:
  1. Queen Maria Christina of Spain née Archduchess of Austria
  2. King Alfonso XIII of Spain; inherited from his mother in 1929
  3. Princess Maria de las Mercedes, Countess of Barcelona née Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies; from her father-in-law on the occasion of her 1935 marriage to Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona
  4. Queen Sofia of Spain née Princess of Greece; inherited from her mother-in-law in 2000
  5. Queen Letizia of Spain née Ortiz Rocasolano
pearl diamond loop tiara cartier spain queen maria christina sofia
Queen Sofia
pearl diamond loop tiara cartier spain queen maria christina letizia
Queen Letizia
Other Wearers:
  • Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz; most notably at her 1967 wedding to Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada, Viscount de la Torre
  • Simoneta Gómez-Acebo y Borbón; at her 1990 wedding to José Miguel Fernández y Sastrón
pearl diamond loop tiara cartier spain queen maria christina infanta pilar
Infanta Pilar
pearl diamond loop tiara cartier spain queen maria christina simoneta borbon
Simoneta Gómez-Acebo y Borbón
Questions:
  • Did Queen Victoria Eugenie ever wear this tiara?
  • Why was this tiara said to have been made by Cartier for so long?
  • Was this tiara actually inherited by Infanta Pilar and then bought by King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia?

Links:

No comments :

Post a Comment