AN ATTRACTIVE ANTIQUE DIAMOND NECKLACE Of kokoshnik design, with cushion-cut diamond graduated fringe to knife-edge and diamond collet intersections, mounted in silver and gold, later rhodium plated, circa 1830, 36.0cm. long (can be converted into a tiara, frame deficient, one small diamond deficient) The 'tiare russe' or the 'kokoshnik' came from 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. On page 343 in The French Crown Jewels by Bernard Morel, it is mentioned 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. Later on it was also worn by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at her wedding in 1947.
AN ATTRACTIVE ANTIQUE DIAMOND NECKLACE Of kokoshnik design, with cushion-cut diamond graduated fringe to knife-edge and diamond collet intersections, mounted in silver and gold, later rhodium plated, circa 1830, 36.0cm. long (can be converted into a tiara, frame deficient, one small diamond deficient) The 'tiare russe' or the 'kokoshnik' came from 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. On page 343 in The French Crown Jewels by Bernard Morel, it is mentioned 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. Later on it was also worn by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at her wedding in 1947.
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