#diadems

[tiaramania]

* High Jewelry Tiaras *

Bamboo Tiara by Chaumet - diamonds set in white and yellow gold

[tiarascrowns]

Late Victorian Opal and Diamond Tiara

"A late Victorian opal and diamond tiara/necklace, consisting of seven knife-edge gold bars graduating from the centre, each set with two round cabochon-cut opals and an old-cut diamond in-between, the bars connected with six diamond-set arches each arch with a diamond-trefoil and a round cabochon-cut opal within, terminating on each side with a small diamond and opal trefoil motif, the diamonds estimated to weigh 2.9 carats in total, all mounted in gold and silver, attached to silver-gilt tiara frame and accompanied by gold chain back section to convert to a necklace, circa 1890, measuring 4 x 14.5cm, gross weight 36.4 grams."

- 1st Dibs

[aesthetic--mood]

Hera Aesthetic

[mythologypaintings]

The Muses Urania and Calliope

Artist: Simon Vouet (French, 1590-1649)

Date: c. 1634

Medium: Oil on wood

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States

[monarchies-history]

Queen Mary is apparently going to wear Queen Caroline Amalie’s Gold Diadem with antique treasures and Princess Vilhelmine Marie’s bracelet.

[empirearchives]

Empire style diadem from 1805, Napoleonic era

The article talks about Caroline Bonaparte-Murat patronizing the excavations in Pompeii, which caused cameos like these, inspired by antiquity, to come into style. Also, Napoleon had an interest in glyptic art and opened a school in Paris for the art of engraving.

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[garlandedspirits]

Cameo and intaglio diadems from the Napoleonic era

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