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The Daily Diadem: Elena Vladimirovna’s Cartier Kokoshnik

12.12.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (born Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia) wears the diamond kokoshnik made for her by Cartier, ca. 1907; the tiara, made in 1902, was later inherited by her daughter, Princess Olga, but its current whereabouts are apparently unknown

The Daily Diadem: Grand Duchess Vladimir’s Sapphire Tiara

12.11.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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A young Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, wife of Grand Duke Vladimir, wears a diamond and sapphire tiara; gems from this tiara were later repurposed to create her sapphire kokoshnik

The Daily Diadem: The Prussian Meander Kokoshnik

11.29.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia, pictured with Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, wears the Prussian Meander Kokoshnik at her wedding to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, May 1938; read more about the lengthy history of this tiara over here!