Romanov tiara

Above: Tiara, likely created by the court jeweller Bolin for Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia. Image from A. E. Fersman's catalog "Diamond Fund of the USSR," published around 1924-26, via Elena Horvathova on LiveJournal (http://eho-2013.livejournal.com/62382.html). Below: Portrait of Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna, by Ilya Yefimovich Repin, Russia, 1896, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, via Wikimedia Commons. CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGES.

Imperial Family Jewels

The Jewelry of Grand Duchess Elizabeth

Alix of Hesse and Rhine, Empress consort Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia , a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, wearing the Diamond Tiara that belonged to Empress consort Elizabeth Alexeievna, spouse of Emperor Alexander I

The ruby—July's birthstone—continues to mesmerize with its powerful history and tantalizing rarity.

Above: Tiara in the form of a Russian kokoshnik, dating to the early 19th century. It originally belonged to Empress Elizaveta Alekseevna, the wife of Tsar Alexander I. Image via Pinterest. Below: Photograph of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna wearing the tiara, 1910s. Image via Wikimedia Commons. CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGES.

Sunburst Tiara (1921; made by Cartier; blue star sapphire, diamonds, platinum). Made for the Tysckiewicz family. Originally set with a yellow diamond.

Artists and jewellers in the Netherlands created tiaras for Maxima Zorreguieta in honor of her of marriage to Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. How would some...