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The Exquisite Emerald and Diamond Moreira Tiara

The famous emerald and diamond Moreira tiara featuring one of the largest jewelry quality emeralds ever found.  Platinum tiara with (42.4 carats) large center emerald, (7.56 carats) side emeralds and (7.89 carats) of pave diamonds.  By Ernesto Moreira




The Exquisite Emerald and Diamond Moreira Tiara

The famous Moreira tiara featuring one of the largest jewelry quality emeralds ever found
By Ernesto Moreira

Welcome to the world of Ernesto Moreira. A world of elegance, luxury, and romance: a world where the most amazing visions are transformed into the most breathtaking realities. In this world, beauty begins with inspiration. The inspiration can come in many forms: perhaps a client or a pattern found in nature; perhaps an object in the world around us, such as the curve of an architectural element or simply the raw materials themselves. Once inspired, the process of translating the vision into a reality begins. It is a meticulous process which involves exacting precision and the minutest attention to detail. The final result is a work of art wrought in precious metals and punctuated with the finest diamonds, the most unique gems and the highest quality pearls.



Critically acclaimed, the collections and one-of-a-kind pieces of Ernesto Moreira represent a return to old world craftsmanship and singularity of vision not often found in today’s tendencies toward convenience and mass cloning. So welcome to our world. Whether it’s a signature piece from one of our distinguished collections or a one-of-a-kind heirloom you’re looking for, we hope you enjoy browsing through our treasures and exploring our history. Innovative design, intricate detail, old world craftsmanship, and the most exquisite precision – these are the hallmarks of the creations born from the imagination of Ernesto Moreira.




The Exquisite Duchess of Devonshire Emerald Tiara by Cartier, c. 1901-1910

As the Duchess of Devonshire, she garnered much attention and fame in society during her lifetime With a preeminent position in the peerage of England, the duchess was famous for her beauty, charisma, and leading fashion and style; political campaigning; emotionally and psychologically conflicting marital arrangements and love affairs; and socializing and gambling.

Duchess of Devonshire Emerald Tiara by Cartier, c. 1901-1910
Duchess of Devonshire Emerald Tiara by Cartier, c. 1901-1910

 

Duchess of Devonshire Emerald Tiara by Cartier, c. 1901-1910

Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (7 June 1757 – 30 March 1806) was an English socialite, style icon, author, and activist. Of noble birth from the House of Spencer, married into the House of Cavendish, she was the first wife of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, and the mother of the 6th Duke of Devonshire. As the Duchess of Devonshire, she garnered much attention and fame in society during her lifetime With a preeminent position in the peerage of England, the duchess was famous for her beauty, charisma, and leading fashion and style; political campaigning; emotionally and psychologically conflicting marital arrangements and love affairs; and socializing and gambling.She was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales. Their lives, centuries apart, have been compared in tragedy in contemporary time.

A Gorgeous An Emerald and Diamond Tiara by Marzo

An emerald and diamond tiara in a fitted case by Marzo. The central square-cut emerald set amidst a tapering openwork panelof scrolling foliate motifs, mounted atop a band set with six graduated cut-cornered step-cut emeralds interspersed with openwork panels with knife-edge set diamond collets, the piece set throughout with old and rose-cut diamond. Circa 1915. This tiara has been in the private ownership of a Spanish aristocratic family.

 

An emerald and diamond tiara in a fitted case by Marzo. The central square-cut emerald set amidst a tapering openwork panelof scrolling foliate motifs, mounted atop a band set with six graduated cut-cornered step-cut emeralds interspersed with openwork panels with knife-edge set diamond collets, the piece set throughout with old and rose-cut diamond. Circa 1915. This tiara has been in the private ownership of a Spanish aristocratic family.




A Gorgeous An Emerald and Diamond Tiara by Marzo