Queen of Spain s Tiara Sells for $1.6m May 16, 21 by John Jeffay
(IDEX Online) - An historic pearl a
nd diamond tiara from the Spanish royal family sold for $1.6m at Sotheby s Geneva.
It was a gift to Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo from her father on her marriage in 1867 to Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, who was later elected King of Spain as Amadeo I (1870 until his abdication in 1873). She became Queen Maria Vittoria of Spain and died nine years later, aged just 29.
It is believed to have been created by Musy Padre e Figli - court jeweler of Turin, and one of the oldest goldsmiths in Europe.