Jewellery of the house of Savoy

Margherita, Elena, Marie Jose: three queens and the precious jewels that accompanied the sovereigns of Italy on the important occasions of their existence and of Italian history. The history written by Maria Gabriella of Savoy, the third born child of Italy's last sovereigns, and Stefano Papi, a jewellery historian with an international reputation, depicts the setting of an adventure in collecting that covers over a century of Italian history. The text, accompanied by historic images (many of them never before published) and splendid photographs of the jewels and the original designs for them, guides the reader in the discovery of public events and private moments in the lives of the queens of Italy. This volume, the enlarged English edition, also seeks to pay homage to the great creativity of three Italian jewellers who created the magnificent jewels of the Royals of Italy to match their various official duties.