CHILD & CHILD 1880-1915

Rare Aesthetic Movement Tiara

Gold, silver, plique-a-jour enamel & crystal
Length: 7cm  Width: 12cm
Marked verso: monogram of two 'C's & a sunflower
English. Circa 1895. Fitted case

Literature: cf. One Hundred Tiaras, an evolution of style

1800-1900, Wartski, 1997, catalogue number 88
Tiara, Scarisbrick, 2000, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, p.175
Crowning Glories, Two Centuries of Tiaras,
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, March 1 - June 25, 2000

Child and Child were specialist art jewellers. They were patronised by artists from the Pre-Raphaelite circle including
Edward Burne Jones, William Holman Hunt and Sir Edwin Lutyens and by members of the Royal family such as Queen Victoria,
King Edward V11 and Queen Alexandra,
King George V and Queen Mary, and Alexandra, Empress of Russia

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