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The jewels that form part of a royal collection are rarely the result of a purely aesthetic choice. Behind each commission there is usually a political context, a personal motif—an anniversary, a wedding, a birth—and often a very clear desire for permanence. The Mellerio ruby tiara worn today by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands was not created as just another ornamental jewel, but as a piece designed to consolidate image, lineage and continuity within the House of Orange.
Commissioned in…
