An Iconic, Icy Imperial Fabergé Easter Egg Hits the Auction Floor
Alma Pihl's Winter Egg, crafted in 1913 as a gift for Empress Marie Feodorovna, will be sold in December in London| Hidden Gems
Alma Pihl's Winter Egg, crafted in 1913 as a gift for Empress Marie Feodorovna, will be sold in December in London| Hidden Gems
One of the grandest royal tiaras at the coronations of 1937 and 1953 was a sparkling diadem acquired by a princess for her own jewelry box| courtjeweller.substack.com
This week, royal orders and decorations were out for a pair of glittering events in Europe, with a trio of hidden brooches helping to keep them in place| Hidden Gems
This royal jewelry commission challenged the talented artisans at Cartier, who were supervised by the brother-in-law of a controversial princess| courtjeweller.substack.com
In 1961, Queen Elizabeth II's cousin married the daughter of a Yorkshire baronet in a glamorous ceremony held at York Minster, with five future sovereigns in the congregation| Hidden Gems
Today, Princess Marie Caroline, the only daughter of the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein, will be married in Vaduz. Will she choose to wear this fabulous Habsburg heirloom tiara?| Hidden Gems
In the 1950s, Princess Margaret's favorite jewelry accessory was a stunning diamond rose brooch made by Cartier| courtjeweller.substack.com
A whirlwind engagement for Queen Victoria's granddaughter and a German prince culminates in a wedding in Windsor—and a royal marriage with a sudden ending| Hidden Gems
When Queen Victoria's granddaughter fell in love with a handsome cavalry officer at a royal wedding in Berlin, the Kaiser stepped in to broker their royal engagement| courtjeweller.substack.com
Before I headed back to America, I had one more tiara to see: a classic sapphire jewel from Queen Victoria's collection| Hidden Gems
One of the signature bejeweled flowers crafted a century ago by the artists at Fabergé sold at auction last month in France| Hidden Gems
As the second-ranking lady at the Swedish royal court, Crown Princess Victoria has access to a dizzying array of tiaras—but not the ones reserved for the Queen of Sweden| courtjeweller.substack.com
Our deep dive into the history of the wedding of a British princess and a future Scandinavian king wraps up today with a peek inside their sparkling royal wedding ceremony| Hidden Gems
This weekend marks the 132nd anniversary of the marriage of the future King George V and Princess Mary of Teck, an occasion that kicked off one of the greatest royal jewelry collections in history| courtjeweller.substack.com
Just as Prince Gustaf, heir to the throne of Sweden and Norway, was preparing to wed a British princess, half of the union decided it was time to break free from the Bernadottes| Hidden Gems
A classic diamond fringe tiara, originally a wedding gift from a King and Queen to their eldest daughter, now sparkles in a museum—and, occasionally, on family brides| courtjeweller.substack.com
Royals from around the world celebrated in Stockholm when Prince Carl Philip married Sofia Hellqvist in June 2015, wearing spectacular and sentimental tiaras| Hidden Gems
A fabulous purple-pink diamond from the collection of Marie Antoinette's daughter, the Duchess of Angouleme, will be offered for sale in New York next month| courtjeweller.substack.com
The third day of my recent trip to London began with royal fashion and breathtaking heirloom tiaras at Kensington Palace| courtjeweller.substack.com
During the royal tour of Canada in 1939, Queen Elizabeth made her debut in a special Canadian maple leaf brooch that had been entrusted to her by her mother-in-law, Queen Mary| courtjeweller.substack.com
Queen Mary was so shocked by the contents of her brother's will that she moved to have it sealed, setting a precedent that lasted for more than a century–until now.| courtjeweller.substack.com
More than a century ago, as a princess received sparkling wedding presents at a garden party, one of her brand-new tiaras suddenly went missing.| courtjeweller.substack.com
