Iranian Royal Jewels: Flame Tiara and Parure of Princess Shams

The Persian Royals were in possession of not only one of the richest jewellery collections in the world, but also some of the more unusual ones.

The Flame Tiara

We have already covered the wonderful Sunburst Tiara, and now it is time to read about its sister – the equally fantastic Flame Tiara with the matching necklace and earrings.

Iranian Royal Jewels: Princess Fatimeh’s Sunburst Tiara

This magnificent tiara is one of the mysterious pieces in Persian Jewellery collection with little to know information about its history or provenance. The most striking feature of the tiara is the motif of the sunburst, hence its name.

The Iranian Sunburst Tiara

The most eye-catching feature of the tiara is in the middle; it is a beautiful 25-carat cushion shaped pink spinel. The pink spinel is surrounded by a row of diamonds, and each diamond in this row serves as a base for the rays depicting the sunburst arise. There are four pairs of emeralds on either side of the tiara with the ninth emerald in the middle; the middle one is the largest and weighs whooping 20 carats. On either end of the tiara two identical floral motifs are located with a single large diamond in the centre of each. The base of the tiara is covered by a row of diamonds.