The Countess was a lady-in-waiting of Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen Consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. The term meander is another word for the Greek key design that makes up the band of this tiara.
It was not unusual for valuable tiaras to be adapted as fashions changed. Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Kokoshnik Tiara, diamond earrings, a diamond necklace and bracelet, and a silver watch to a state banquet for the President. The photograph, circa 1920, shows the Countess in her gala costume at the Royal Palace in Madrid wearing the tiara modishly low over her brow in the manner of an Art Deco bandeau, with a diamond tassel (subsequently lost) at its centre. The tiara was owned by Spanish noblewoman Esperanza Chávarri Aldecoa, Countess of Villagonzalo, wife of Fernando Maldonado Salabert, 8th Count of Villagonzalo. Jewellers only began to understand how truly to exploit platinum from around 1900, so it is particularly interesting that this tiara is noted in Ansorena's archives as being conceived as early as 1890. It is of impeccable workmanship and the elegant Louis XVI design of diamond wreaths and flowers has a lightness and lace-like quality made possible by the technical freedom and innovation of working in platinum a metal that is as light as it is strong. This "garland style" tiara, by Spanish royal jeweller, Ansorena, is designed as a double diadem that may be detached to form two separate tiaras, one of which is designed to be further converted to form a choker. The tiara was also a symbol of betrothal and a bride would receive a tiara – sometimes more than one - as a wedding gift to wear during the ceremony and later when she took her place in society as a married woman. Even the loss of a bracelet or tiara is deemed no subject for merriment and. Thus the tiara, the most majestic of accessories, was a symbol of rank, worn by European royalty and nobility at all court and state occasions and later, an essential item in an aristocratic society lady's wardrobe, worn to private dinners, balls and the opera. The Meander Tiara - Originally given to the Queen as a wedding gift in 1947, who later gifted it to her daughter, Princess Anne, the Meander Tiara has since. We may loiter by the stream and allay our Meander what liberties we took. It was not only fashionable for women to festoon themselves like queens, but protocol to wear certain jewels and decorations when attending formal festivities. During this time, the upper echelons of society enjoyed a glamorous social life on an opulent and lavish scale. It was originally set with 10 of the Cambridge emeralds, acquired by Queen Mary in 1910 and first owned by her grandmother, the Duchess of Cambridge. The Belle Époque, literally "beautiful era", was a golden age of relative peace and prosperity in the West, stretching from the late 19th century until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Made of gold and platinum, the tiara is 8 cm (3 in) tall and has the form of a tall circlet of lyres and S-scrolls linked by festoons of diamonds.
Luna, Juan J, Martín Ansorena, Fernando A & Arbeteta, Letizia, 'Ansorena 150 Anos', Madrid, 1995, No 4 in the catalogue National Museum of Decorative Arts, Madrid, 1995
It does not store any personal data.Esperanza Chávarri Aldecoa, Condesa de Villagonzalo (1893-1982) The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara Embed from Getty Images Made for Princess Andrew of Greece, the mother of the Duke of Edinburgh, this diamond meander tiara, one of my personal favourite designs, was given as a wedding gift to the Queen in 1947, who has never worn the piece publicly. This is an all-diamond piece featuring large Greek key designs. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Lets talk about the most distinctive piece from Princess Annes jewel collection: the Meander Tiara. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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