Das Ornament wird als Liebesknoten bezeichnet und es gibt ca 5 Versionen
dieses Diadems, populärste Version ist die des englischen Königshauses
und war das Diadem von Kronprinzessin Diana.
I Reihe:Königin Therese von Bayern, Königin Therese von Bayern, Königin Amalie von Griechenland, Prinzessin Antonia
von Bayern
II.Reihe: Augusta Herzogin von Cambridge, Großherzogin Augusta
von Mecklenburg-Strelitz , Marie-Gabrielle Fürstin Waldburg zu
Zeil und Trauchburg,
III. Reihe: Königin Mary von Großbritannien, Königin
Mary von Großbritannien, Königin Elizabeth von Großbritannien,
Prinzessin Diana von Wales,
IV. Reihe: Fürstin Tatyana Yusupova, Maria Immaculata Prinzessin
von Sachsen, Maharani Mahindar Kaur von Patiala (2. Frau von Yadavindra
Singh)
Das ursprüngliche Orginal kann das im Besitz von Großherzogin
Augusta von Cambrigde sein, bzw zeitgleich, hatte Königin Therese
von Bayern, Pss of Saxe-Hildburghausen 1792-1854, verheiratet seit
1810 mit LUDWIG I, König von Bayern 1786- 1868, ein fast
identisches Exemplar.
1825 gefertigt, warscheinlich von Kasper Rieländer, München,
dem Hofjuwelier der Bayrischen Könige und Wittelsbacher.
Sie schenkte es ihrem Sohn Prinz Otto, dem späteren König
von Griechenland, er heiratete 1836, Amalie von Oldenburg 1818-1875
siehe oben im Bild.
Die bayrische Version hatte herrliche 16 grosse Perlentropfen hängend
in den diamantbesetzten Bögen, sowie 16 nach oben als Zinnen
stehen befestigt sind, unterbrochen von diamantbesetzten Schlaufen,
den sog. Liebesknoten.
Oben links ein Ausschnitts des Gemäldes von Lorenz Kreul, aus dem
Jahr 1826 der bayrischen Königin mit dem Diadem.
This is one of the most popular versions of the pearl-diamond
tiaras the famous "Lovers Knot", in the 19th century,
it was a popular design, and today there are still 5 known in existance.
I Row: Queen Therese of Bavaria, Queen Therese of Bavaria, Queen Amalie
of Greece, Princess Antonia of Bavaria,
II.Row: Augusta Duchess Cambridge, Grand-Duchess
Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , Marie-Gabrielle Princess of Waldburg-Zeil,
III. Row: Queen Mary of Great-Britain, Queen Mary
of Great-Britain, Queen Elizabeth II of Great-Britain, Princess
Diana of Wales,
IV. Row: Princess Tatyana Yusupova, Maria Immaculata
Princess of Sachsen, Maharani Mahindar Kaur of Patiala (2. wife
of Yadavindra Singh)
The first diamond tiara above, the bavarian version
is consisting of 16 diamond arches with pearl drops hanging from
lover's knot bows, topped with pear shaped pearls.
Diamond tiara consisting of 19 diamond arches with pearl drops hanging
from lover's know bows, topped with 19 pear shaped pearls
In Geneve in May 1981, Christies offered for sale a pearl and diamond
tiara with a varied and eventful history. It was originally part of
the trousseau of Princess Auguste von Hessen-Kassel, who in 1818 married
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, the senventh son of the British monarch
Georg III.
In 1838 the Duchess of Cambridge, as she had become, wore this particular
tiara at the coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey. The
tiara was later given to the Duchess`s daughter, Princess Auguste
Caroline, on the occasion of her wedding. Thus it came into the possession
of the family of her husband, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
After her death, the tiara was inherited by her Granddaughter Jutta,
Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The Tiara was sold for SFR 280 000
in 1981.
Interestingly, at least four other tiaras of the same pearl and diamond
design are known to have existed, so in November 1985 an almost identical
tiara was sold by Christies`s in Geneva for SFR 462 000. Perhaps the
best-known example, however, is the one kept by the Residenz Museum
in Munich. This tiara is attributed to Caspar Rieländer, the
famous Munich court jeweller,and dated ca 1825.
The Tiara of the Princess of Waldburg-Zeil (Princess of Bavaria)
is by comparsion of the image, not the bavarian tiara, the bavarian
version, is smaller by the pearls, but identically by that of the
Mecklenburg.
And of course the most famous, of these tiara ordered by Queen Mary from Wolff, set with brilliant and rose cut diamonds and pearls. Originally
there were 38 pearls, 19 hanging down and 19 shooting straight up
above each lovers knot, which were detachable. Picture above.
Queen Mary wearing the Lover's Knot tiara as it was made for her by
Wolff and later from Garrard (diamonds changed from original small
pearls) in 1913 with all 38 pearls. More recently, this tiara was
given to Diana Princess of Wales on her marriage in 1981.
The pearl tiara of the Princess Maria Immaculata Princess of Saxony, nee Princess Borbon -Parma, there are only pictures of the princess with
the hanging 19 pearls, we don`t know if there was more pearls for
the spikes. She wore this jewel on some occations of the family, on
top a smaller round pearl. The princess died childless in 1947 at
Swiss, 9 years after her husband the Prince of Saxony, a great art-collector
and brother of the last King of Saxony.
Maharani Mahindar Kaur of Patiala (2. wife of Yadavindra Singh,Pro
Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes, diplomat of India at the Hague
in the Netherlands)famous collecting Maharaja/Mughal Splendor
Yet another verson, belonging to the Russian Yousoupov family, was
unearthed in a secret cache by the Bolsheviks in 1925. It has not
been seen since see link below.