Fabergé Trinkets

 A Faberge cape clasp made from gold, enamel, and cabochon gemstones.

 A green jade Faberge desk clock, complete with a decorate floral spray of diamonds, pearls, gold, silver, and a cabochon ruby.

 A Faberge ring of a large button pearl, surrounded by diamonds in an antiqued, blackened setting.

A Faberge picture frame containing a photograph of Tsar Nikolai II's third daughter, the Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna. 

 An enamel and diamond snuff or trinket box, which was made to match the Coronation Egg, the most fascinating and valuable of all the Faberge Imperial Easter Eggs. The monogram in the middle of the box is a Cyrillic "N" for Nikolai II.

 A gold and pearl mesh picture frame containing a washed-out photograph of Tsar Nikolai II.

 A Faberge bracelet, pave'd in turquoise, edged in diamonds, with natural pearls suggesting an open clam shell design.

A snuff box with the monogram of either Catherine (Yekaterina) the Great or the Empress Yelisaveta of Russia.

Ancient Jewels

 An antique enamel and precious gem necklace from the 1500's.

 A bracelet made with gothic arches of gold and semi-precious gems. The design could easily be made to wear as a tiara.

 Enamel and gold jewelry ornaments with cabochon emeralds at their centers. These sorts of jewels were used in a number of ways, including being pinned all over a dress, clipped into the hair, or worn as ear clips.

 Diamond chandelier earrings with small portraits of harlequins dangling from them. Harlequins were a popular motif in jewelry in the 1700's.

 Ancient jeweled raven brooches. Their bodies are completely mosaiced out of semi-precious gems.

 Close-up of a Rene Lalique brooch. The berries are carved from rock crystal.

 The Rene Lalique brooch in its entirety.

 A set of three pendants, each suspended from chains coming from a single loop. The lion's body is a baroque pearl, while the camel's body is gold with white enamel. The middle pendant has a delicate design that has been enhanced with enamels and precious gems and pearls.

 A collection of rings, in either dark blue or black enamel. Diamonds scatter the surface of the enamel, giving off the appearance of a starry night sky.

A silver wedding crown. Silver was a traditional metal in which to construct wedding tiaras and crowns.

Unique Tiaras that don't fit into any category

A halo-shaped diamond tiara with its velvet wrapped base.

A classical tiara of olive leaf designs and interesting greek key patterns.

A tiara assembled out of separate diamond pins or pendants.

A more modern tiara of diamond arches.

A contemporary Hello Kitty tiara.

A rock crystal Lalique piece with carved parakeets. It's use seems to be more of an art piece than a wearable accessory.

A multi-colored stone tiara in the halo style.

A diamond tiara that comes apart and becomes 6 separate brooches.

Bright Blue Turquoise and Diamond Tiaras

A diamond and turquoise tiara that converts into wear as a necklace.

The Empress Marie Louise of France's tiara, which was once set with Emeralds instead of the bright blue turquoise stones it now has.

A photograph of, I believe, Nancy Astor (correct me if I'm wrong), wearing a beautiful Turquoise and diamond tiara with star designs.

Topazes in all the colors of the Rainbow

The most common colors of topazes we most often see in jewelry are pink, blue, brown, and yellow.

A simple pink topaz and gold diadem.

The pink topaz and diamond parure of the Swedish Royal Family.

A grand demi-parure of large ear pendants and a brooch, done in brown topaz and diamonds.

Diamond Bandeau Tiaras

A diamond bandeau in imitation of ribbons tied with bows. Bandeau tiaras are often worn across the forehead, or their height is very short and their design involves horizontal lines.

A small bandeau set with diamonds and tawny topazes.

A platinum and diamond mesh bandeau.

Midnight Blue Sapphire Tiaras

A sapphire and diamond tiara that converts for wear as a necklace.

A diamond and blue sapphire floral tiara, auctioned off at Christie's.

A diamond and sapphire tiara bandeau.

A delicate sapphire and diamond tiara that can also be worn as a necklace.

A tiara that is shown off of its frame, for wear as a necklace with additional fittings.

A diamond, cabochon sapphire and baroque pearl tiara.

A large pearl, sapphire and diamond diadem.

A diamond and cabochon sapphire spike necklace that could probably easily be converted by a jeweler for wear as a tiara.

Another necklace that would make an interesting, aigrette-style tiara.