Queen Margherita of Italy's Diamond Wreath Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Mellerio dits Meller in 1867 and was shown at the Universal Exhibition in Paris.

Materials:  diamonds set in gold and silver

Queen Margherita

Queen Margherita

Provenance:

1. Queen Margherita of Italy née Princess of Savoy-Genoa; from her father-in-law, King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, on the occasion of her 1868 marriage to King Umberto I of Italy
2. Queen Elena of Italy née Princess of Montenegro; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1926
3. Queen Marie José of Italy née Princess of Belgium; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1952
4. Albion Art Institute

Queen Margherita

Queen Marie José

Queen Marie José

Questions:

• When was this tiara acquired by Albion Art?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Queen Margherita's Mellerio Floral Tiara 
• Diamond Divas - Queen Marguerite of Italy