Empress Farah Jewellery

[La la]

Your love for the late Shah is ever so obvious. I hope to visit Bank Melli where those jewellries are on display and tour around their former palaces that are museums now if I ever make it to Iran.

[sol_anglada]

I hope you can do this marvellous trip to Tehran soon ...
Sol

[sol_anglada]

Do you know if a non reigning queen can wear tiaras in social events?

Thanks

[Mandy]

Originally Posted by sol_anglada

Do you know if a non reigning queen can wear tiaras in social events?

Thanks

Yes, non reigning queens wear tiraras at social events. For exemple, ex Queen Anne-Marie of Greece wears a tiara at royal galas.

I have also wondered why the Shahbanou has not worn a tiara since she has been living in exile.

[sol_anglada]

I just post the question because I have never seen Her Imperial Majesty the Shahbanou Farah of Iran wearing tiaras after she had to leave her homeland. I hope the Shahbanou wears a tiara soon ...
Sol

[reynard]

Originally Posted by Mandy

Yes, non reigning queens wear tiraras at social events. For exemple, ex Queen Anne-Marie of Greece wears a tiara at royal galas.

I have also wondered why the Shahbanou has not worn a tiara since she has been living in exile.

I'm guessing that she does not have any tiaras of her own anymore:(

[farah]

Wow! the empress used to have magnificent jewelry especially her Noor-ol-Ain tiara, pity that we don't see those master pieces any more.

[sol_anglada]

Yes, you are right, but remember that all the jewells worn by Her Majesty belonged to the State of Iran and were at Malli Bank.
Sol

[Isabel]

I thought that the turquoise parure belonged to the Empess?

[sol_anglada]

Originally Posted by Isabel

I thought that the turquoise parure belonged to the Empess?

Well, this is wht I readand of course must believe. Appart from that in some interviews the Shahbanou has said that she expressely didn't bring any jewel with her when she left Iran.
Sol

[Isabel]

Originally Posted by sol_anglada

Well, this is wht I readand of course must believe. Appart from that in some interviews the Shahbanou has said that she expressely didn't bring any jewel with her when she left Iran.
Sol

Yes, that is what I understand as well. The Empress had to leave it the parure in Iran.

[galuhcandrakirana]

My friend once visited the place where ex Iranian empire jewellery has been stored; she told me that there is a marvellous globe made from precious stones among the crowns. I searched many website but unfortunately I couldn't find it. This globe has said belongs to Iranian emperor. I know this thread about Farah Diba's jewellery, but I hope somebody could help me to find the link I need .

[abir]

Originally Posted by galuhcandrakirana

My friend once visited the place where ex Iranian empire jewellery has been stored; she told me that there is a marvellous globe made from precious stones among the crowns. I searched many website but unfortunately I couldn't find it. This globe has said belongs to Iranian emperor. I know this thread about Farah Diba's jewellery, but I hope somebody could help me to find the link I need .

Hi galuhcandrakirana, I find these tiara from http://www.iranchamber.com/museum/ro...n_jewels01.php
They are wonderful but I don't know if what you are looking for.


iani Crown
The Kiani Crown was used during the Qajar dynasty. Reza Shah, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty, had his own crown designed but the Kiani crown was present during his coronation.

The crown itself is made of red velvet which has thousands of gems set onto it. Fathali Shah is often shown in paintings wearing a similar crown - it is not known whether there were a number of crowns in use at the time which looked similar, or whether the artists simply portrayed the same crown in different ways.

The Kiani crown has about 1800 pearls sown onto it, each from 7 to 9 mm. in diameter. There are approximately 300 emeralds set on the crown, the largest of which is about 80 cts. There are also about 1800 rubies and spinels on the crown, the largest of which is 120 cts. The largest diamond is 23 cts.

The total height of the crown is 32 cm. without the aigrette, and the total width is 19.5 cm.




he Pahlavi Crown
This crown was used by Reza Shah, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty, in his coronation on 25 April 1926. His son, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, also used the crown in his coronation on 26 Oct. 1967.

The crown was designed and built by a group of Iranian jewellers, under the supervision of Haj Serajeddin, the famous jeweller who had been in the employ of the Amir of Bokhara and had later emigrated from the Soviet Union to Iran. The stones were selected from loose stones in the treasury.

The crown made of red velvet, gold, and silver. It has a total height of 29.8 cm. and has a width of 19.8 cm. It weighs 2,080 grams. The are 3,380 diamonds employed on the crown, totalling 1,144 cts. The largest is a brilliant-cut yellow diamond of 60 cts. which is located in the center of the front jewel sunburst. There are also 369 perfectly-matching natural pearls in three rows on the crown. Of the 5 emeralds, totalling 200 cts., the largest is approximately 100 cts. The largest sapphire is 20 cts.

The design of the crown incorporates a motif of the Sassanid dynasty, which ruled over the Persian Empire from the 3rd through the 7th centuries AD.

[abir]

From
http://www.iranchamber.com/museum/ro...n_jewels07.php


The Empress's Crown
Once Muhammad Reza Shah placed the Pahlavi crown on his own head during his coronation ceremony in 1967, he placed this crown on the head of his wife, the Empress Farah. Until that date, the wives of Persian monarchs were not crowned, and so it became necessary to design a new crown for the occasion. That honor was bestowed on the French jewellers, Van Cleef & Arpel.

In accordance with tradition, the gems used in this crown were selected from loose gems in the treasury. The crown is made of green velvet, and white gold. It has more than 38 emeralds, 105 pearls, 34 rubies, 2 spinels, and 1,469 diamonds. The total weight of the crown is 1,481 grams. The largest emerald is located in the center of the sunburst on the front of the crown, and weighs approximately 91.32 cts. The two largest spinels are approximately 83 cts., and the largest pearl is approximately 22 mm. long.

[sol_anglada]

This are very marvelloous crowns !!! However, I want to remember that their didin't belong to the Shah and the Shahbanou but at people of Iran.

[abir]

Originally Posted by sol_anglada

This are very marvelloous crowns !!! However, I want to remember that their didin't belong to the Shah and the Shahbanou but at people of Iran.

Yes, they are very marvelloous crowns, I like very much their shapes. They are well done by a great artist.

[galuhcandrakirana]

Originally Posted by abir

Hi galuhcandrakirana, I find these tiara from http://www.iranchamber.com/museum/ro...n_jewels01.php
They are wonderful but I don't know if what you are looking for.

Hi abir, thanks very muchfor the link, yes I found what I wanted to see here. It is a jewel studded globe, I could imagine that the real globe should be extremely marvelouse...I hope one day I could see the real one:)

Here the detil:Jewel-Studded Globe
The most magnificent globe in existence, it has a total height of 110 cm. and a diameter of 45 cm. and is covered with over 51 thousand gemstones. The seas and oceans are shown with emeralds. Land masses are mostly displayed in rubies and spinels. Iran, Britain, France, and parts of South Asia are shown in diamonds. The base is constructed of wood, covered with a layer of gold. Approximately 35 kilograms of pure gold is used in the globe.
According to legend, Nasseridin Shah (1848-1896) ordered the construction of the globe to help keep track of the loose gemstones in the treasury.
The largest ruby used in the globe is approximately 75 ct. The largest spinel is approximately 110 cts. The largest emerald is approximately 175 cts., the largest sapphire is approximately 34 cts, and the largest diamond is approximately 15 cts.

[Jackswife]

These are some of the most breath-taking royal jewels ever. The workmanship and sheer size and quality of the gems make them supreme examples of the art of jewelry. Very nice pictures!

[sol_anglada]

Originally Posted by Jackswife

These are some of the most breath-taking royal jewels ever. The workmanship and sheer size and quality of the gems make them supreme examples of the art of jewelry. Very nice pictures!

And its a pitty that the greatest Queen of history (from my humble point of view) now can't wear them,so we can't see usually them eather.

Sol

[abir]

Originally Posted by galuhcandrakirana

Hi abir, thanks very muchfor the link, yes I found what I wanted to see here. It is a jewel studded globe, I could imagine that the real globe should be extremely marvelouse...I hope one day I could see the real one:)

Here the detil:Jewel-Studded Globe
The most magnificent globe in existence, it has a total height of 110 cm. and a diameter of 45 cm. and is covered with over 51 thousand gemstones. The seas and oceans are shown with emeralds. Land masses are mostly displayed in rubies and spinels. Iran, Britain, France, and parts of South Asia are shown in diamonds. The base is constructed of wood, covered with a layer of gold. Approximately 35 kilograms of pure gold is used in the globe.
According to legend, Nasseridin Shah (1848-1896) ordered the construction of the globe to help keep track of the loose gemstones in the treasury.
The largest ruby used in the globe is approximately 75 ct. The largest spinel is approximately 110 cts. The largest emerald is approximately 175 cts., the largest sapphire is approximately 34 cts, and the largest diamond is approximately 15 cts.

You are welcome galuhcandrakirana.