Tiara Collection

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

Pope Pius X in Tiara
Pope Pius X (Giuseppe Sarto) wears the TIARA, the traditional Triple Crown symbolising his power and authority

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

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

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

PIUS V, Saint (1504-1572). Pope (1566-1572). Portrait by an anonymous author. Italian school. Painting

Wedding dress of Aphra Farquhar by Worth
A regal wedding dress of white pure silk and antique lace designed by Owen Hyde-Clarke of Worth for the wedding of Aphra Farquhar Fetherstonhaugh to the Earl of Dundonald in 1960

Queen Victoria C1880
QUEEN VICTORIA Circa 1880

Evening Dresses / Worth
Sensually draped dresses with narrow beaded straps, square necklines & detailing over one hip - some with double or triple skirts, uneven hemlines & trains. N.B feather fans

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

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Ethiopian Embassy
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arriving at the Ethiopian Embassy for a private dinner party given by the Emperor of Ethiopia (Haile Selassie) during a visit to Britain

Lady Dufferin, Wife of 8th Viceroy of India
Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (Lady Dufferin, 1843-1936), wife of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 8th Viceroy of India

H. M Queen Maud of Norway
Maud of Wales (1869 - 1938), Queen of Norway as spouse of King Haakon VII. Youngest daughter of the British king and Queen, Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark. Date: 1906

A little girl kneels to say her prayers - Carlisle Cathedral
A little girl kneels to say her prayers in Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria, England. She wears a tiara and holds her hands together 2011

Princess Andrew of Greece and daughters
Princess Andrew of Greece (1885-1969), formerly Princess Alice of Battenberg, pictured with her four eldest children

Tatler front cover of Duchess of Kent in her wedding gown
H.R.H The Duchess of Kent, formerly Princess Marina of Greece, pictured in her wedding dress of white and silver floral brocade designed by Captain Edward Molyneux

Countess of Leicester in her Coronation outfit
The Countess of Leicester, previously Lady Elizabeth Yorke (1912 - 1985), who acted as Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II at her Coronation

Art Nouveau Headdress / 1
An Art Nouveau headdress of ornamental fillet with elongated sections, incorporating a cameo, hanging over the ears. Also matching ornamental shoulder straps

Wigs in Hairdressers
A blonde curly wig on a dummy with a tiara in a hairdresser s

Evening Dress 1922
Sleeveless, slash neck Chinese or orientally inspired black dress by Worth with red tassel detail which with the horizontal & vertical drapery draws attention to the hips

Queen Alexandra / Downey
ALEXANDRA QUEEN TO EDWARD VII Photographed in 1891

Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles
HRH Princess Mary

Martha of Norway
MARTHA, CROWN PRINCESS OF NORWAY Daughter of Princess Charles of Sweden, she married Crown Prince Olav of Norway in 1929. She died 3 years before Olav became King of Norway in 1957. Date: 1901 - 1954

Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885-1969), Princess Andrew of Greece from 1903, pictured in a sumptous evening gown and cloak

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

Social / Night on Town
She wears an evening coat by Worth: oriental cherry blossom fabric, wide full sleeves, fur cuffs & collar. He wears a black tailcoat & white tie

Gerald Du Maurier / T&c
GERALD DU MAURIER English actor-manager, in the role of Arsene Lupin

Queen Mary / Postcard
QUEEN MARY Wife of George V (as Princess of Wales)

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,

Elsie Kay, Maie Ash & Katleen Dawn, The Catch of the Season
Elsie Kay, Maie Ash and Kathleen Dawn in a wonderful publicity photograph for the popular comedy musical, The Catch of the Season at the Vaudeville Theatre

Princess Margaret on her wedding day
Princess Margaret (1930-2002) on the day of her wedding to Anthony Armstrong-Jones (later Lord Snowdon) - 6th May 1960 - leaving for Westminster Abbey with her Father Prince Philip

Jewels for the Duke's bride: royal and other wedding gifts given to the Duke and Duchess of York in 1923. 1. A diamond bandeau from the bride's father, the Earl of Strathmore; 2

Princess Arthur of Connaught
Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (1891-1959), known as Princess Arthur of Connaught after her marriage in 1913

Duchess of Buccleuch
Mary Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry (1900-1993), wife of the 8th Duke

Royal Visit to France - King & Queen leaving Quai D'Orsay
The evening of 20 July 1938 and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth leave the Quai D'Orsay Palace for the British Embassy where they entertained the President and Mme

Duchess of Cornwall and York (1867 - 1953), later Queen Mary consort, wearing black mourning clothing for the late Queen Victoria who died the month before. Date: February 1901

Eugenie de Montijo - French Empress
Eugenie de Montijo (nee Maria Eugenia Ignacia Agustina de Palafox y Kirkpatrick) (1826-1920)

The Pope visited by Death. Series The Dance of
The Pope visited by Death. Facsimile of an engraving belonging to the series The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger, in Les Simulachres et Histoires facees de la Mort, 1538

Representation of the Catholic Church as a Fortress
Representation of the Catholic Church as The Fortress of Faith. The defending forces of the Christian faith

Representation of the Catholic Church as a Fortress
Representation of the Catholic Church as The Fortress of Faith. The defending forces of the Christian faith

Dispute between two knights about the Immaculate Conception, in a tournament ordered by the Emperor. Chromolithography after a miniature in Chants Royaux sur La Conception, 16th century

Gregory IX (1170-1241). Pope of the Catholic Church (1227-1241). Gregory IX receiving the Decretals compiled by Saint Raymond of Penafort

The Tree of Battles. Allegorical engraving representing
The Tree of Battles. Allegory representing the discord which existed between the various social classes during the Middle Ages

History of Italy. 1400. From left to right: Pope
History of Italy. 1400. From left to right, 1: Pope Boniface IX, 3-4: cardinals, 5: canon, 6: Venetian noble, 7: bourgeois woman, 8: farmer. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu

From left to right, 12: Pope in the 1000s, 13-14: Popes in the 1100s and 1200s. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

History of Italy. 1300. From left to right: Pope
History of Italy. 1300. From left to right, 1: Pope, 2: cardinal, 3: archbishop, 4: citizen, 5: knight. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

History of Italy. 1300. From left to right: Pope
History of Italy. 1300. From left to right, 1: Pope, 2: cardinal, 3: archbishop, 4: citizen. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

History of Italy. 1300. From left to right: Pope
History of Italy. 1300. From left to right, 1: Pope, 2: cardinal, 3: archbishop, 4: citizen, 5-6-7-8: knights, 9: citizen, 10: henchman. Country people's vestment. Chromolithography

The Countess of Dudley
Rachel Ward (nee Gurney), Countess of Dudley (1867 - 1920), wife of the 2nd Earl of Dudley. Became estranged from her husband and died from drowning while bathing in Ireland. Date: 1902

Cartoon, A Good Offer (Garibaldi and the Pope)
Cartoon, A Good Offer -- Take to this cap, Papa Pius. You will find it more comfortable than your own

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

Princess Marie Jose of Piedmont
Marie Jose of Piedmont (1906 - 2001), last Queen of Italy. Her 34-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname the May Queen

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

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

Lady Malcolms Great Servants Ball, Albert Hall, London
Lady Malcolms Great Servants Ball, Royal Albert Hall, London. Wife of Sir Ian Malcolm, she is seen here welcoming her guests to the annual ball

Wedding of Rosamund Fisher and Lord Coleridge
Wedding (in the Henry VIII Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London) on 28 August 1936 - Rosamund Fisher, daughter of Admiral Sir William Wordsworth Fisher, and Captain Richard Duke Coleridge. 1936

Egyptian Queen Cleopatra (69 BC-30BC). Cleopatra represented herself as the reincarnation of the Egyptian goddess Isis. Date: circa 1910s

Queen Mary Date: 1935

Queen Mary drawn by Sir William Llewellyn Date: 1929

Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883-1981) was the sister-in-law of Queen Mary. By the time of her death, she was the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria. Date: 1939

HSH The Princess Pless. Formal studio portrait, seated, in gown with corsage, and tiara

Coronation Tiara Exhibition, New Bond Street, London
The Coronation Tiara Exhibition at Cartier's, New Bond Street, London, April 1911 Date: 1911

Margot Fonteyn dancing with Michael Somes
Prima ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) dancing a pas de deux with Michael Somes (1917-1994). They were frequent dancing partners in the Royal Ballet company. Date: circa 1950s

CLEO DE MERODE French actress and dancer in profile - she became the mistress of Leopold II of Belgium Date: early 1900s

Medieval knight in armour with murdered monk
Medieval knight in armour with monks robes, standing over the dead body of a monk. Evil knight Alan

Steel plate gauntlets of the late 15th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr

Society women in their jewels
Page from The Sketch featuring a number of ladies of nobility wearing pearl necklaces, tiaras and other family jewels. 1. Lady Gooch, 2. Lady St. Oswald in a splendid dog collar, 3

Russian state jewels to be auctioned in London
Page from The Illustrated London News reporting on a sale of magnificent jewellery forming part of the Russian state jewels, which were auctioned at Christies in 1927

Countess of Dudley, the New Vicereine of Ireland
Countess of Dudley (Rachel nee Gurney, wife of William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley), the New Vicereine of Ireland on the strength of her husbands appointment as Viceroy (Lord Lieutenant). 1902

Diamond tiara and necklace. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Ancient Greek hairstyles
Greek hairstyles and tiaras from Etruscan vases found in the Kingdom of Naples

Noblewoman from Naples and bourgeois woman of Rome, late 16th century. From miniature paintings in the Stammbuch (Friendship Book) of Andreas Heidenreich von Pidenegg

Anthomedusae plantonic medusa: Zanclea gemmosa, Koellikerina fasciculata, Neoturris pileata, Larsonia pterophylla, and Sarsiella dinema

Queen Dido of Carthages banquet for the poet Aeneas. Dido in a tiara is flanked by Aeneas and her sister Anna on a raised platform, while servants bring food and drink to a platter on a tripod

Dresses designed to be worn at a Royal Wedding
Three dresses designed to be worn at a Royal Wedding. 1922

Tatler cover - Queen Mary
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of Queen Mary taken by command just before Their Majesties First Court of the season on May 30 1923

Tatler cover Clothes for the Dog You Lead 1961
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model in a white mink coat from Bradleys and a diamond tiara by Richard Ogden. All other jewellery from Harrods. Date: 1961

Duchess of York in a black dress
Duchess of York (later Queen Mary) in a black dress, February 1901, soon after the death of Queen Victoria. Date: 1901

Marchioness of Londonderry, English political hostess
Theresa (Susey Helen), Marchioness of Londonderry (nee Chetwynd-Talbot, 1856-1919). 1896

Jewellery gifts from King Alfonso
310, 000 pesetas (16, 000) worth of wedding presents: King Alfonsos and Queen Maria Christinas presents to the bride, Princess Ena (Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg)

Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860-1917), wife of Prince Arthur. Date: circa 1900s

Women wearing black evening frock 1905
Women wearing a black evening frock of ninon, inset with arched motift of lace which at the hem resolve into large wheel effects, worked up with chenille and silk

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