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Dating to the second half of the 19th century,
the tiara was a wedding gift to Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo upon
her marriage in 1867 to Amadeo I of Savoy, later king of Spain.
The tiara features graduated scroll motifs set with diamonds and
natural pearls and is on sale with an estimate price of $1
million to $1.5 million.
"It's a true, beautiful and historic piece which has remained in
the House of Savoy for over 150 years," said Benoit Repellin,
head of magnificent jewels sales at Sotheby's.
The May 11 sale also features large diamonds and coloured
gemstones, including a 1930s sapphire and diamond brooch
featuring the largest Kashmir sapphire ever to appear at auction
- a 55.19-carat oval gem - alongside a Kashmir sapphire weighing
25.97 carats.
Estimated to fetch $2 million to $3 million, it belonged to an
heiress of the Guinness brewery fortune, said Olivier Wagner,
senior director of the jewellery department at Sotheby's.
Kashmir sapphires are sought after as they were discovered at
the end of the 19th century and the mines were only exploited
over 20 years, he told Reuters.
"The only way to find them is to buy them at auction," he said.
(Reporting by Denis Balibouse, Writing by Michael Shields;
Editing by Janet Lawrence)
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