Valkyrie Tiara by Cartier, 1935.
“In 1935, the Duchess of Roxburghe had just married into a Scottish dynasty. When she asked Cartier to make one last Valkyrie tiara she was commissioning a piece of exquisite craftsmanship and unexpected design, inspired by the fashions of her childhood.
The Valkyrie tiara comprises more than 2500 cushion-shaped, single-cut, circular-cut and rose-cut diamonds, set in a gold and silver frame.
“The tiara is an amazing piece which trembles when worn to give a sense of moving feathers. Designed to allow the Duchess to remove the wings and wear them as brooches if she so desired, the attention to detail is spectacular.”
Material : Gold Diamond Platinum
On display at the V&A Dundee
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