Lot 530
530
VICTORIAN DIAMOND TIARA / NECKLACE
VICTORIAN DIAMOND TIARA / NECKLACE
THE DUCHESS OF ROXBURGHE DIAMOND TIARA / NECKLACE VICTORIAN DIAMOND TIARA / NECKLACE
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VICTORIAN DIAMOND TIARA / NECKLACE

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VICTORIAN DIAMOND TIARA / NECKLACE
Old and rose-cut diamonds, silver and gold, main part detachable and wearable as a necklace or a tiara, lower part detachable and wearable as a bandeau and as a choker, circa 1890

Size/Dimensions: tiara inner circumference 44.5 cm, height 7.0 cm; necklace 44.5 cm, detachable panels of 6.6 and 5.4 cm; bandeau/choker inner circumference 45.8 cm, detachable panels of 9.8 and 5.4 cm
Gross weight: 310.20 grams
Provenance
Formerly the property of Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe (1915-2014)
Geneva, 12 May 2015, lot 493
Special Notice
This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’

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Lot Essay

This tiara is understood to have been passed on to the Duchess by the Marchioness of Crewe, daughter of Hanna Rothschild, Countess of Rosebery, and the mother of the Duchess of Roxburghe. As the wife of an important Liberal statesman and ambassador to France, Lady Crewe was a prominent figure in London society.

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