Queen Maria Theresa of Sardinia's Pink Tourmaline Tiara

Creation: The parure was originally designed so that the pink tourmalines were interchangeable with garnets and possibly coral, jet, and turquoise.

Materials: pink tourmalines and diamonds

Princess Clothilde

Princess Clothilde

Provenance:

1. Queen Maria Theresa of Sardinia née Princess of Tuscany and Archduchess of Austria
2. Duchess Elisabeth of Genoa, Marchioness Rapallo née Princess of Saxony; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1855
3. Queen Margherita of Italy née Princess of Savoy-Genoa; inherited from her mother in 1912
4. Queen Elena of Italy née Princess of Montenegro; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1926
5. Queen Marie José of Italy née Princess of Belgium; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1952
6. Princess Marina of Naples née Ricolfi-Doria; inherited from her mother-in-law in 2001

Princess Marina

Other Wearers:

• Princess Clothilde of Venice & Piedmont née Courau; at her 2003 wedding to Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Venice & Piedmont

 Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweller created this tiara?
• Are there any pictures of this tiara being worn prior to Princess Marina of Naples?
• Are there any pictures of this tiara being worn with any of the alternate gemstones?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Savoy Pink Tourmaline Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Savoy Tourmaline Tiara