If you want to get ahead - Get a Tiara

The story behind this gorgeous piece of jewellery goes back a long way. Today tiaras are rarely worn other than by brides and royalty, but there were some stupendous jewels adorning ladies’ heads in the time of Imperial Russia and a complete revision of styles in the 1920s and 1930s. To be noticed, a tiara is essential.

Nicholas Merchant

Nicholas is a freelance lecturer in Decorative and Fine Arts, who enjoys a reputation as a knowledgeable and entertaining speaker, on over thirty subjects ranging from the Collecting Interests of Queen Mary to the Villas and Gardens of the South of France.

He works primarily as a lecturer for some of the major travel companies such as Noble-Caledonia, Hebridean, and Travel Editions. His principal holidays with the latter company being Short Breaks to visit some of Britain’s great country houses, about which Nicholas is particularly enthusiastic.

In addition Nicholas lectures for the Arts Society which has taken him South Africa, Germany, and all over the United Kingdom. In 2021 with the advent of “zoomery” Nicholas conducted a series of eight lectures in New Zealand.