Vintage Malcolm Morris 24ct Gold Plated Metal & Paste Fleur-de-Lis Tiara
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Description
wonderfully theatrical fleur-de-lis tiara by British jeweller Malcolm Morris, dating to around the turn of the millennium and accompanied by its original Malcolm Morris Jewellery box.
The tiara is designed around a large sculptural fleur-de-lis, framed by delicate scrolling openwork and set throughout with clear paste stones. The warm gilt metal and exuberant silhouette give it the appearance of a much earlier historic jewel, while its light construction makes it wonderfully easy to wear.
Made in base metal with 24ct gold plating, the tiara is set throughout with crystal stones, giving it all the sparkle and theatricality Morris’s film and bridal tiaras became known for.
Malcolm Morris became one of the most distinctive British tiara makers working during the late 1990s and early 2000s, particularly through his work for film, television and bridal jewellery. Trained at the Birmingham School of Jewellery, he later studied jewellery design at Middlesex University and worked early in his career for important British jewellers including Andrew Grima and Gillian Packard.
His most famous film commission came in 1998, when costume designer Sandy Powell approached him to make tiaras for Shakespeare in Love. Morris produced two tiaras worn by Gwyneth Paltrow in the film. Fascinatingly, because the pieces were purchased outright for the production, Morris relinquished the right to an on-screen credit, meaning that his work became far better known visually than his name.
He subsequently created tiaras for the fantasy television production The 10th Kingdom, again without screen credit because the pieces were purchased, and later made the wedding tiara worn in The Wedding Date, for which he was credited.
Morris’s reputation extended well beyond film. His tiaras were exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum’s 2002 Tiara exhibition, his biography records work in the permanent collections of the V&A and the Royal Museum of Scotland, and in 2002 he was commissioned to create an 18ct gold and gemstone tiara for Cheltenham Museum to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee.
This example is signed Malcolm Morris to the reverse and retains its original fitted box. With its dramatic fleur-de-lis centre and sparkling openwork, it is both a wonderfully wearable tiara and a fascinating piece of relatively recent British jewellery and costume history.
Details
Date & Origin 1990-2000s, English
Era Late 20th Century (1970s-1990s)
Measurements
Material Base metal with 24ct gold plating
Hallmarks Signed Malcolm Morris
Condition Very good
Care Recommendation
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