https://www.latribunedelart.com/une-catastrophe-nationale-la-vente-des-diamants-de-la-couronne-en-1887
National catastrophe: the sale of the Crown Diamonds in 1887
During the Restoration, Louis XVIII brought back for his nieces, the Duchess of Angouleme and the Duchess of Berry, the sets executed for Marie-Louise: thus did the sale of 1887 include the finery of rubies and diamonds, the adornment of sapphires and diamonds, the ornament of turquoises and diamonds, and the diadem of emeralds and diamonds executed for these princesses, who had also been utilized for the Empress Eugenie.
The buyers were mainly jewelers (Boucheron, Bapst Frères, Tiffany etc.), who finished cutting up most of the jewels to re-use the stones.
It could be this one:
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10525652m/f10.item
The sale of the French crown jewels in 1887 is legendary and the photos of the sale are incredible but I found a picture which appears to show a completely unknown tiara. It doesn't look like any of the other tiaras sold in the sale.
Does anyone know anything about it? Unfortunately I cannot find a bigger picture.
https://nellvoyager.wordpress.com/tag/cartier/
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