From First Duchess to Emperor’s Gift: Jewels That Nearly Vanished Forever

The historic House of Bourbon-Parma has owned some of the most celebrated and mysterious jewelry pieces in royal history. Many of their historic tiaras feature diamonds passed down from French royalty, including King Charles X and Marie Antoinette. And the collection is rather vague and less known even to jewelry admirers, simply because the family no longer reigns over a sovereign state, don’t need to wear magnificent jewels, and has largely lost, sold, or kept private its historic collections. But some of tiaras had a very interesting journey, that refused to disappear and eventually resurfaced at Geneva auction.

And to understand how many and which tiaras were worn by Duchesses of Bourbon-Parma, we welcome you to watch The Bourbon-Parma Tiara Vault: How Many Really Survived?

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
1:21 Bourbon-Parma tiara
3:21 Chaumet Bourbon-Parma fuchsia tiara
5:39 The Mellerio diamond tiara
7:21 Emperor Franz Joseph's Köchert Diamond Tiara
8:42 Hübner Fleur-de-Lys tiara
10:36 The Moritz Hübner Double Foliate Scroll tiara
13:02 Maria Francesca’s Petochi Diamond tiara
14:52 Lobkowicz Bourbon-Parma Foliate tiara.