Tiara FLor de Lis

King Alfonso XIII decided that all the jewels he was to offer his future wife as a bridal donation would be crafted by the Ansorena jewelry house, which was appointed “Jeweler and Diamond Merchant to the Royal Household” in 1860.

It is the most representative piece of the Royal Jewel Collection. A gift from Alfonso XIII to his fiancée, Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, she wore it on her wedding day, May 31. It was created in 1906, in platinum and brilliant-cut diamonds, in the form of a basket with hinges that allow it to be worn either closed or open. Its design is based on the fleur-de-lis, the heraldic emblem of the Bourbons, linked by scrolls and vegetal leaves of diamonds and diminishing wave motifs reminiscent of mid-19th-century pampilles. Completely encrusted with gems, the tiara displays, between the lanceolate outlines of the fleur-de-lis, large brilliant diamonds—some truly exceptional—and the rhythm of its curved lines gives the piece a personality of its own.

The tiara is of exceptional value and is intended to be worn exclusively by queens.