#british aristocracy

[diemelusine]

Lithograph of Lady Mary Dundas (née Nisbet-Hamilton) playing harp (1832) by George Hayter (1832). British Museum.

[logophilist1982]

Oxford university

[oceancentury]

Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey (1875 - 1905)

Paget was a British peer who at the age of 23 upon the death of his father inherited a title and 30,000 acre estate which provided him with an annual income of £13 million (2021), towards the end of his life he was declared bankrupt to the the tune of £60 million in (2021) which had been spent on a lavish lifestyle of clothes, jewellery, travel and his own theatre company travelling all over Europe. He married his cousin Lilian Chetwynd but the marriage was annulled after six weeks due to non consummation. He died in 1905 in Monaco.

[tiaramania]

Duchess of Westminster's Myrtle Wreath Tiara

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[la-belle-histoire]

Portrait of Anastasia Mikhailovna de Torby, Philip de László. 1913.

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Nancy Cunard, of the English shipping family, announced on May 2, 1932 that she had been disinherited by her mother for her relationship with Henry Crowder, an African-American jazz musician. Cunard was a famously flamboyant bohemian writer and political activist whose best-known work was editing Negro Anthology, a huge compendium of work by Black writers. The photo shows Cunard with John Banting, left, a painter, and Taylor Gordon, right, a writer, in front of the Harlem hotel.

Photo: Associated Press via the NY Times

[tiarascrowns]

An Impressive Edwardian Aquamarine and Diamond Brooch

"Introducing an impressive Edwardian aquamarine and diamond brooch formerly the property of Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Vicountess Astor

The pediment with a step cut aquamarine with canted corners, estimated to weigh 87.82 carats, within a millegrained surround of eight cut diamonds, approximately 0.76 carats total, suspending a large briolette aquamarine drop, 5.4cm long, with a banded and pierced scrolled rose cut diamond set cap, suspended from a rose cut diamond bale.

The brooch is a stunning 10.8cm in total length and is estimated at £15,000-20,000 (+fees).

Excellent depth of colour

This classic Belle Epoque jewel was made in 1910, it is however unsigned, and was possibly made in either the US or UK. The mounting is platinum fronted gold, the strength of which allows for a minimal, light setting so showing off the aquamarines to their best effect.

These stones are of top gem quality (probably Brazilian) with excellent depth of colour; today aquamarines such as these would be designated ‘Martha Rocha’ in colour. Martha Rocha, was a Brazilian beauty queen in the 1950s, and she was known for her brilliant, captivating eyes."

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[europesroyalsjewels]

Fabergé Myrtle Wreath Tiara ♕ Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster

[europesroyals]

13/03 - Favorite amethyst tiara

Marchioness of Tavistock Amethyst Tiara

[lordwilde]

Lady Elizabeth Lambart wearing her bridesmaid’s dress in 1947 for her friend Queen Elizabeth II’s marriage to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. Designed by gay designer and royal favourite Sir Norman Hartnell, it was worn again in 2012 by Kate Moss. It will be auctioned at Christie’s in July 2024.

[catherinetheprincessofwales]

The new Duchess of Westminster, Olivia Grovesnor (neé Henson) in an Emma Victoria Payne gown featuring incorporated floral motifs and edgings from Ms Henson’s great-great grandmother’s veil, worn circa 1880 and the Faberge Myrtle Leaf Tiara. Her husband Hugh Grovesnor, The Duke of Westminster, is godfather to HRH Prince George. Chester Cathedral, 7th June 2024

[diemelusine]

Portrait of Mary Hamilton Bruce, Countess of Elgin (c. 1804) by François Gérard. Scottish National Gallery.

[logophilist1982]

Classic library aesthetic

[oceancentury]

Nicholas Galitzine as the 1st Duke of Buckingham in Mary and George (2024).

[tiaramania]

TIARA ALERT: Olivia Henson wore the Westminster Myrtle Wreath Tiara for her wedding to Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, at Chester Cathedral on 7 June 2024.

[isabelle-primrose]

The Ladies Waldegrave by Joshua Reynolds, 1780