Queen Margherita's Musy Tiara

Made in 1904 by Musy for Queen Margherita of Italy, this versatile diamond and pearl tiara was commissioned in celebration of the birth of the future King Umberto III, Margherita's grandson. Margherita's daughter-in-law, Queen Marie José, received the tiara after her death; today it is worn by Princess Marina of Savoy.

 

Dragonfly Tiara

This diamond and ruby tiara, made in the early twentieth century, features dragonflies mounted en tremblant so that they move when the wearer moves. It is now worn by Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, likely purchased for her at auction by her wealthy family, the Crocianis.

 

Ancona Tiara

This diamond and pearl tiara has a complex Italian history. It was made in 1817 for the wedding of Princess Maria Anna of Saxony to Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany; the piece eventually made its way into the Bourbon-Two Sicilies family and to the Duchess of Ancona. Her descendents sold the tiara at auction, but it unexpectedly reappeared on Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies at the wedding of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark in 2004.