Edwina Mountbatten Jewels

And next week the luscious piece of cartier jewellery once belonging to socialite lady edwina mountbatten will go on display in australia for the first time in a major exhibition exploring the sparkling output of cartier at the national gallery of australia nga. The multi gem bandeau in the tutti frutti style is in the form of a sinuous creeper the stem set with diamonds and the leaves and fruit formed of carved indian rubies sapphires and emeralds. She wore it at the dominion day dinner at the canadian womens club in london in february 1950.
edwina mountbatten jewels

When her younger son lord louis mountbatten married edwina ashley in 1922 victoria gave him the new star tiara to present to his bride as a wedding gift.

Edwina mountbatten jewels. Her jewellery collection was appropriately impressive. The family of lady edwina mountbatten has revealed how they trekked from bank to bank in london in search of the vault containing her missing jewellery some of which she had worn when she was the vicereine in india. A unique london made sapphire emerald and ruby bandeau or headband was made in october 1928 and bought a month later from the great jewellery house of cartier by edwina lady mountbatten for 900. The bandeau is a true triumph of art deco jewellery manufacture in england.

Amit roy london published 210219 0942 pm. Edwina the countess mountbatten of burma was described as one of the six best dressed women in the world and was a fashion icon between the two world wars. 1910 french of platinum millegrain setting diamonds. Countess edwina mountbatten of burma dressed for the coronation of queen elisabeth ii wearing tiara and the family jewels the mountbatten tiara was made c.

This antique pearl and diamond tiara first appeared on the head of the infamous edwina countess of mountbatten. The new tiara was the most important jewel that princess victoria had left after the war.