{"product_id":"vintage-malcolm-morris-24ct-gold-plated-metal-paste-fleur-de-lis-tiara","title":"Vintage Malcolm Morris 24ct Gold Plated Metal \u0026 Paste Fleur-de-Lis Tiara","description":"\u003cp\u003ewonderfully 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMade 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalcolm 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMorris’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\u0026amp;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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parkin and Gerrish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57613459849589,"sku":"192M","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/3428\/6475\/files\/DSC_0704_8eb834a4-b986-449d-aeff-7d66b9782e9c.jpg?v=1790619229","url":"https:\/\/parkinandgerrish.com\/fr-ae\/products\/vintage-malcolm-morris-24ct-gold-plated-metal-paste-fleur-de-lis-tiara","provider":"Parkin and Gerrish","version":"1.0","type":"link"}