A c1960 diamond tiara by Chaumet. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 241,300 CHF (€246,035)
This elegant diamond tiara was formerly in the collection of Anne Gunning Parker, Lady Nutting (1929-1990). It comes up at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels auction in Geneva on May 14. Anne Gunning Parker was a renowned British-Irish fashion model of the 1950’s, born in Southern Rhodesia. In the early 1950’s she became a house model for Irish designer Sybil Connolly and modelled a Connolly ensemble on the cover of Life Magazine in August 1953. She frequently collaborated with photographer Norman Parkinson for Vogue, most notably for a series of fashion photographs shot on location in India.
In 1961, Anne Gunning married the British diplomat and Member of Parliament Sir Harold Anthony Nutting, third Baronet Tiverton (1920-1999). He had served in the cabinets of Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden. The Nutting family furthermore owned estates in Scotland and England. After retiring from politics he became active as an author and lecturer. This elegant diamond tiara was created by Chaumet in 1960. Lady Nutting had modelled a Chaumet tiara of similar design in a photo by Henry Clarke published in the May 1953 edition of Vogue France which focused on the upcoming coronation of Queen Elizabeth II later that year. It is estimated at $120,000-$180,000 (CHF 110,000-160,000).
