Jewels Collection

Mary, Queen of Scots in a red costume
Mary, Queen of Scotland, in a striking red costume

Daily Sketch Coronation Number 1953 Queen Elizabeth II
Front cover of The Daily Sketch Coronation Number featuring a portrait of the new monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, 1954
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured together in the Grand Entrance in Buckingham Palace in 1954

Richard Iii / Players / 18
KING RICHARD III OF ENGLAND Reigned 1483 - 1485

The Queens Crown
The crown made for Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on the coronation of King George VI when she was Queen Consort. The crown was made by Messrs. Garrard, and mounted in platinum

Marie Antoinette Meytens
MARIE ANTOINETTE Queen of France as a young woman

Imperial State Crown of George I, was crowned 1714
Imperial State Crown that George I was crowned, on 20 October 1714, showing the large spinel ruby which belonged to the Black Prince set in the front Cross-Patee

Queen Mary of Teck (1867 - 1953), consort to King George V of Britain. Wearing high diamond neck choker and tiara Date: 1935

Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary consort, George V wearing the Imperial State Crown, and Royal Purple Robe of State

Royal crowns and sceptre
Symbols of imperial Majesty: St Edwards Crown, with 444 precious stones, remains one of the senior Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, being the official coronation crown

Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, 1954
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured together in the Grand Entrance in Buckingham Palace in 1954

The Coronation Regalia of Britain
The various pieces of regalia used during the Coronation ceremonies of British Kings and Queens. 1. St. Edwards Crown, 2. The Imperial State Crown, 3. Prince of Wales coronet, 4

Crowns of Britain
The numerous crowns of Britain, used through a thousand years. The Imperial State Crown is shown at the top of the page and the final, crown at bottom right, is St

HM Queen Mary (of Teck) - Queen of King George V
HM Queen Mary (of Teck) (1867-1953) - Queen of King George V - superb photographic portrait. Date: 1911

Empress Theodora. Basilica of Saint Vitale. Italy
Empress Theodora I (500-548) with a court of ladies. Mosaic. 6th century. Basilica of Saint Vitale. Ravenna. Italy

King George VI in Coronation Robes by Albert Collings
Portrait of King George VI by the portrait painter Albert Collings. Collings originally painted the picture for the Coronation of King Edward VIII but, after the Abdication, repainted the face

Catherine Howard
CATHERINE HOWARD 5th wife of Henry VIII Holding feather fan

Coronation Souvenir Postcard - King George V and Queen Mary
Coronation Souvenir Postcard - King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) - June 22nd, 1911. Date: 1911

Symbols of Power and Glory and of Christian Faith. S. Edwards Crown, The Imperial State Crown, The Sovereigns Orb and the head of the Royal Sceptre with Cross

The Imperial State Crown
A painting showing the Imperial State Crown which was made for Queen Victorias Coronation and was the only crown used in the ceremony. Date: 1838

Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, Duchess of Marlborough
Portrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877 - 1964), American heiress and first wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough

Imperial State Crown
CROWN JEWELS OF ENGLAND The Imperial state crown

Three Cartier platinum and diamond bracelets Date: circa 1930s

Tatler cover, Countess of Rosse
The Countess of Rosse, formerly Anne Messel, sister of designer Oliver Messel

Queen Elizabeth II accepts the Honours of Scotland
Queen Elizabeth II accepts the " Honours of Scotland" (the Scottish Crown Jewels) at the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, June 24, 1953

His Majesty Edward VIII (1894-1972) - in a highly unusual imagined portrait (published early in 1936), illustrating a scene which was never to take place as the King abdicated on 11th December 1936

HRH Queen Elizabeth II - wearing the George IV State Diadem
HRH Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022). She is wearing the George IV State Diadem or Diamond Diadem. Date: circa 1954

Cartier advertisement 1965
Advertisement for Cartier featuring a number of gold pieces of jewellery, 1965. 1965

Queen Alexandra - Downey Photograph on a postcard
Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia - 18441925) - Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Empress of India as the wife of King-Emperor Edward VII

Imperial State Crown that George IV, was crowned 1821
Imperial State Crown that George IV was crowned, on July 1821, also William IV, 40 cm (16 in) tall, encrusted with 12, 314 diamonds with the traditional de-lis

Coronation regalia jewels
Page from The Sketch depicting some of the famous and priceless jewels forming the Coronation regalia of King George VI in 1937. St

King George V - Silver Jubilee celebration postcard, featuring portraits of the King and Queen Mary and a view of Buckingham Palace, London. Date: 1935

The Crown Regalia - 1953 Coronation
Illustrations of the Crown Regalia, along with descriptions of their individual roles in the Coronation ceremony. Includes the Crown of St

Fawzia Shirin - Egyptian Princess
Fawzia Shirin (1921 - ) - an Egyptian princess and Queen of Iran. Princess Fawzia of Egypt and Sudan married Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980), the Crown Prince of Iran, in Cairo, on 16 March 1939

State regalia kept at the Tower of London including St. Edwards crown, the Imperial State Crown, the Sword of State, orb, sceptre, anointing spoon and mace. Date: 1920

Swords of State & Mercy
CROWN JEWELS OF ENGLAND The Sword of State and the Sword of Mercy Date: 1937

Garrards making the Queens Coronation crown, 1937
Mr Charles Stone, of Messrs. Garrard s, the Court jewellers, assembling the various parts of the circlet first made for Queen Victoria and modified for each succeeding Coronation

The Cigarette by Gordon Conway
Stunning illustration by Gordon Conway depicting an elegant woman in black wearing a close-fitting cloche hat and some impressive emerald, diamond and pearl jewels

Rosie Dolly and the Begum Aga Khan
Two personalities at the Super Elegance de Cote d Azur held in Nice on the French Riviera wearing costumes elegant enough to win

Tutankhamen influenced jewellery, 1920s
Egyptian trinkets from 1500 to 3000 years old adapted as modern jewellery: brooches, pendants, earrings and hat pins set wtih real antiques and a tutankhamen replica. All by Cartier

Jewellery set by Dior
A " Tuileries" topaz jewellery set by Christian Dior consisting of a necklace, bracelet and head adornment. Worn with complementing make up - lipstick and nail varnish by Lancome

Tatler front-cover: H. R. H. Princess Paul of Yugoslavia
A beautiful portrait study of the Consort of the Regent of Yugoslavia. H.R.H. the former Princess Olga, was a sister of H.R.H

Sumerian Jewellery Bc
The jewels of a Sumerian lady of the court, discovered during the excavations at Ur - evidence that feminine adornment was customary in the worlds oldest civilisation

Beatrice / White Dress
PRINCESS BEATRICE Daughter of Victoria, married Prince Heinrich of Battenberg in 1885

Catherine of Aragon Players Cigarette Card
CATHERINE OF ARAGON First Queen of Henry VIII

Viscountess Castlereagh in her famous necklace & tiara
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh, later Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess,

Imperial State Crown of George II, was crowned 1727
Imperial State Crown that George II was crowned, on October 1727, this was George Is state crown

Front cover of the Sphere, 30 May 1953
Official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II heralding her coming coronation. Date: 1953

Batgers Christmas crackers box label
A bright and colourful label for a box of Batgers Jewel Christmas crackers featuring a lady emerging from a casket of jewels

Party hosted by the Countess of Aynard Chabrillan
An evening of entertainment entitled A dance of a thousand and one nights held at the abode of the Countess of Aynard Chabrillan on the Rue Christophe-Columb

Mary, Queen of Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots

Sir Baltirdam's banquet for Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and his men in Jerusalem, with Beauchamp's chaplain sitting in the place of honour, Beauchamp next to him

A woman sits at her dressing table contemplating the contents of her large jewellery box, open in front of her. Date: 1916

Advertisement - A Jewel by William Ogden - his important collection on private view at 4 King Street, St. James (and at Gleneagles Hotel). Date: 1930

Isabel Aragon, portrait by Luis Ferrant Llausas
Luis Ferrant Llausas (1806-1868). Spanish painter. Portrait of Isabel Aragon, 1854. Oil on canvas, 79, 5 x 65, 8 cm. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Young Girl seated in a Landscape, 1842, by Rafael
Rafael Tegeo Diaz (1798-1856). Spanish painter. Young Girl seated in a Landscape, 1842. Oil on canvas, 111 x 81, 5 cm. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Portrait of Maria Octavia Picon y Pardinas, wearing
Emilio Sala Frances (1850-1910). Spanish painter. Portrait of Maria Octavia Picon y Pardinas, wearing white bonnet, 1882. Oil on canvas, 59 x 45, 5 cm. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Portrait of Saturnina Canaleta, 1856, by Federico
Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815-1894). Spanish painter. Portrait of Saturnina Canaleta, 1856. Wife of Jaime Girona (1826-1907), a Catalan businessman and banker. Oil on canvas, 123 x 90 cm

Mrs. Delicado de Imaz, ca. 1836, by Vicente Lopez
Vicente Lopez Portana (1772-1850). Spanish painter. Mrs. Delicado de Imaz, ca. 1836. Oil on canvas, 109 x 86 cm. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Portrait of Maria Hahn, the Painter's Wife, 1901
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (1841-1920). Spanish painter. Portrait of Maria Hahn, the Painter's Wife, 1901. Oil on canvas, 192 x 128 cm. Detail. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Amalia of Oldenburg (1818-1875). Queen consort of Greece (1832-1862) by her marriage to Otto I (1815-1867). Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand. Lithography by J. Donon. Detail

Oval portait of Queen Elizabeth I of England, 1533-1603. In crown, lace ruff collar, puff-sleeved gown decorated with pearls and jewels. Elizabetha DG Regina Ang Fran et Hib

Pepin the Short (714-768), King of the Franks, first Carolingian king. With crown, cape fastened with a buckle, tunic, fleur de lys sceptre, tablet with jeweled cross, throne with lion heads

Middle Ages: illuminated manuscripts, 15th century. Flowers and jewels

Noblewoman in court dress, reign of King Henry III of France

Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland
Margaret Clifford, nee Russell, Countess of Cumberland (1560-1616), English aristocrat and maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth I. Wife of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1719-1772), Princess of Wales and later Dowager Princess of Wales, mother of King George III

Bust of an old man looking down, bearded, wearing a turban with plumes and jewels, 17th century. After an etching by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione in his Heads in Oriental Headdress, 1648-50

Sarah, Countess of Kinnoull, 1760-1837. Sarah Harley was the fourth daughter of Right Hon. Thomas Harley, Lord Mayor of London and married Robert Hay-Drummond, Earl of Kinnoull in 1781

Copper hair-rings and ring, beads and an amulet in the form of an ibis (sacred bird associated with the Egyptian divinity Thoth)

Silver medallion and faience eye beads. From Punic rock-cut tombs in the limits of Rabat (Victoria), Gozo, Malta. Gozo Museum of Archaeology. Cittadella de Victoria. Gozo. Malta

Fragment of a small perfume phial in variegated opaque glass and two pigs tusks. From a rock-cut tomb found at Rabat, Gozo, Malta. Punic period, 5th century B.C. Gozo Museum of Archaeology

Elisabeth of Valois (1546-1568). 3rd wife of King Philip II
Elisabeth of Valois (1546-1568). Third wife of King Philip II of Spain and queen consort of Spain. Engraving by Vela after a painting by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz

Margaret Whigham as The Precious One at the Gay Party
Miss Margaret Whigham, celebrated debutante and it girl, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then the Duchess of Argyll, whose divorce case in 1963 scandalised the country

King Alfred Jewel
The King Alfred Jewel, made on the orders of King Alfred the Great. It was discovered in 1693, in North Petherton, Somerset, and is now a popular exhibit at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Three Swords of State - Crown Jewels. The Sword of State, The Jewelled State Sword, Curtana - the sword of Mercy. Date: 1936

Three Sceptres - The Crown Jewels
Crown Jewels - The Queens Sceptre with the Dove - The Kings Sceptre with the Dove and The Head of the Kings Royal Sceptre, was redesigned in 1910 to incorporate Cullinan I

The Kings Orb and St Edwards Crown - The Crown Jewels Date: 1936

Sea Dayak girls, Sarawak, Borneo, SE Asia
A group of Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban girls in traditional costume made of brass rings and filigree headdresses, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire)

Lady Astor wearing Cartier tiara with Sancy diamond
Lady Astor, who sat as MP for the Sutton Division of Plymouth from 1919 to 1945 pictured arriving for the opening of Parliament in 1948 wearing a Cartier tiara featuring the Sancy diamond

Queen Souriya of Aghanistan - Wife of King Amanullah of Afghanistan. The couple visited London in March 1928. Date: 1928

Philippa Fendall Stewart, nee Wendell, Countess of Galloway, pictured in the robes and tiara she wore for the coronation of King George VI in 1937. Date: 1937

Chainmail suits of armour and helms, 12th century
Chainmail suits of armour and helms of 12th century German knights. From manuscripts in Hamburg library

Marchioness of Londonderry at Londonderry House
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (1878 - 1959), noted society hostess,

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