History of Famous Jewels and Collections: Re: India's Maharanis

I wonder if the tiara's are photo shopped? Especially the lovers knots. This is a tiara type that comes up frequently as Queen Mary's was a copy of one in the Wurttemburg collection so if another copy or near match belonged to one of the Indian royal families it would have been very prominently discussed and noted on other boards and sites before.

However Dave you may have just found a real revelation!

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Thanks again for getting a better picture of the fringe tiara which if I had to vote would get pole position. It is outstanding and has real profound look above all the other fringes seen, and that's just my opinion. Can anyone say where did all of these jewels go? Do the Indian royals also sell off their jewels like most European royals and noble houses do? And if so why do we hardly ever hear about any being auctioned or set in a museum somewhere.

Regards,

Dave.

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Found this close up of Maharani Tara devi of Jammu & kashmir. I particularly like this version of a diamond fringe!!!

Maharani Tara Devi of Jammu & Kashmir

Another thing that we often overlook when discussing Indian jewels is that the male tiaras were often much grander than the female ones!!!!