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An Attractive Antique Diamond Necklace
Of articulated kokoshnik design, the graduated old mine-cut diamond fringe with diamond line intersections to the four-stone clasp, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1820, 38.0 cm. long,in red leather fitted case
Of articulated kokoshnik design, the graduated old mine-cut diamond fringe with diamond line intersections to the four-stone clasp, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1820, 38.0 cm. long,in red leather fitted case
Literature
The 'tiare russe' or the 'kokoshnik' came form the Russian word 'kokosh' meaning cock's comb which was a variation of a headdress used in folk dancing. It progressed from fabric to precious stones and a portrait of Catherine the Great in the late 18th Century showed her wearing a gem-set crescent-shaped kokoshnik.
Page 343 in 'The French Crown Jewels' by Bernard Morel, mentions that in 1863 the Court Jeweller Bapst supplied a Russian diadem at a cost of 5,000 francs. The design was taken from one that belonged to the Empress of Russia.
In 1830 a tiara of kokoshnik design was commissioned by George IV and worn by Queen Victoria in 1839 as portrayed by Winterhalter's painting 'The First of May' dated 1851. Later on the tiara was also worn by Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II at her wedding in 1947.
Cf. Field, L., The Jewels Of Queen Elisabeth II, Her Personal Collection, Thames and Hudson, 1987, p. 11,12 and 13.
Page 343 in 'The French Crown Jewels' by Bernard Morel, mentions that in 1863 the Court Jeweller Bapst supplied a Russian diadem at a cost of 5,000 francs. The design was taken from one that belonged to the Empress of Russia.
In 1830 a tiara of kokoshnik design was commissioned by George IV and worn by Queen Victoria in 1839 as portrayed by Winterhalter's painting 'The First of May' dated 1851. Later on the tiara was also worn by Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II at her wedding in 1947.
Cf. Field, L., The Jewels Of Queen Elisabeth II, Her Personal Collection, Thames and Hudson, 1987, p. 11,12 and 13.