The Yugoslavian Emerald Tiara This tiara ended up in Yugoslavia, but it has origins with the Romanovs in Russia. The piece was made by Bolin for Princess Ella of Hesse. In 1908, Ella gave the tiara to her niece, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna. When Pavlovna was sent into exile in Romania, she sold the tiara to King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, who bought the tiara as a wedding gift for Princess Maria (“Mignon”) of Romania. In 1953, Mignon’s sold the tiara and Van Cleef & Arpels is currently the o...