TIARA ALERT: Antonia Lütz wore a diamond oak tiara for her wedding to Archduke Pál von Habsburg-Lothringen at Bonn Minster in Bonn, Germany on 27 July 2024.

TIARA ALERT: Empress Masako of Japan wore the Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara for the banquet during the state visit to the United Kingdom at Buckingham Palace on 25 June 2024.

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Snow Queen Tiara by Serendipity Jewels - aquamarines, pearls, and diamonds set in white gold

Moonstone Tiaras

Meander Moonstone Tiara, circa 1900

Cow Horn & Moonstone Tiara by Frederick James Partridge, circa 1900

Moonstone Tiara by Josef Hoffmann, circa 1905

Hesse Turquoise & Moonstone Tiara, circa 1905

Dragonfly Moonstone Tiara by Tiffany & Co., 1998

Midnight Tiara by Charlotte Lynggaard, 2009

White Topkapi Tiara by Lydia Courteille, circa 2017

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Chiquitines Voladores Tiara by Daniela Villegas - multicolored sapphires and jasper set in yellow gold

TIARA ALERT: Princess Aiko of Japan, Princess Toshi, wore Princess Nori's Diamond Tiara at the New Year’s Reception at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on 1 January 2024.

TIARA ALERT: Princess Akiko of Mikasa wore her Pearl & Diamond Tiara at the New Year’s Reception at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on 1 January 2024.

TIARA ALERT: The Princess of Wales wore the Strathmore Rose Tiara for the banquet during the state visit from South Korea at Buckingham Palace on 21 November 2023.

TIARA ALERT: The Duchess of Gloucester wore Queen Mary's Honeysuckle Tiara for a banquet on the second night of the state visit from South Korea at the Guildhall in London on 22 November 2023.

TIARA ALERT: Anne-Cathrine Riebnitzsky wore a pearl tiara for the banquet during the state visit from Spain at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen on 6 November 2023.

The tiara was made by Kell Borup of Per Borup Design last year for the Silver Tales exhibition at the Karen Blixen Museum. Anne-Cathrine Riebnitzsky is a Danish author. I tried to use one of those translator apps during her interview with Billed Bladet and I think she said that the tiara was a gift so I guess it was bought after the exhibition was over.

Intaglio Tiaras

Empress Joséphine of France’s Carnelian Intaglio Tiara, circa 1805

Queen Caroline Murat’s Nicolo Intaglio Tiara by Nitot, circa 1810

Carnelian Intaglio Tiara

Nicolo Intaglio Tiara by Ernesto Pierret, 1860s

Intaglio Tiara, 1860s

For Napoleonic history lovers, the first tiara belonged to Empress Josephine, the second to Caroline Murat. For jewellery history lovers, here is a set of fivebeautiful tiaras. For everybody else, jus sit back and let the enjoyment of colour just wash over you.

Snake Tiaras

Egyptian Tiara by Carlo & Arthur Giuliano, circa 1900  

Ruby, Emerald, & Diamond Snake Tiara

Diamond Snake Tiara by Mellerio, 1921

Queen of Kilimanjaro Tiara

Queen of Sheba Tiara by Lydia Courteille, 2016

Queen of Scots Tiara by Wendy Brandes, 2017

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Attrape Moi Tiara by Chaumet - fire opals, citrines, peridots, amethysts, tourmalines, and diamond set in gold

My first thought was, “Spiderman tiara!” And my second was “beauty queen Spiderman as a costume?”

Bat Wing Tiaras

Diamond Wing Tiara by Mellerio, 1905

Diamond Wing Tiara by Henri Vever, circa 1910

Ida Rubinstein Tiara by Axenoff, 2013

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Marie Antoinette Tiara by Lydia Courteille - aquamarines, sapphires, yellow sapphires, and rubies set in blue titanium plated silver and gold

I kind of like this but I feel like shouldn’t?

I know what you mean!  It’s got spiders and things that I shouldn’t like but it’s just so different that I love it.  While putting this series together I’ve gotten so tired of all of the really plain diamond tiaras with maybe a few pearls.  You haven’t seen most of them yet but there are a ton of them so this was like a breath of fresh air.  The jeweler says that it’s inspired by Marie Antoinette’s last days in prison and I can totally see that.  It’s just nice to have a tiara with an actual design to it, you know?  The feather also comes off so you could wear just the spiderweb part of the tiara and then the feather as a large brooch.

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Lydia Courteille’s work is AMAZING! Beautiful and whimsical and absolutely gorgeous.

I agree and we have five more of her tiaras to look forward to in this series!  I’ve got them spread out so their colorfulness can break up some of the all diamond monotony.

All of this just makes me love it even more!

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Butterfly Tiara by Tiffany & Co. - pink spinels and diamonds set in platinum