Italian tiara up for auction at Sotheby's
This tiara is from Italy's royal family
It dates back to the 19th century
It will be at Sotheby's auction of jewels in Geneva next week.
SOUNDBITE) (English) BENOIT REPELLIN, HEAD OF MAGNIFICIENT JEWELS SALES AT SOTHEBY'S "So it's a beautiful and exceptional historic natural pearls and diamonds tiara that belong to the House of Savoy. So it was given by Victorio Emmanuelle the 2nd to his daughter in law, Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo on the occasion of her wedding with Amadeo of Savoy,
It is on sale with an estimate price of $1 million to $1.5 million
The largest Kashmir sapphire ever is also up for auction
It belonged to an heiress of the
Guinness brewery fortune
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE JEWELLERY DEPARTMENT AT SOTHEBY'S, OLIVIER WAGNER, SAYING:
"It's a fantastic piece first because it's set with two exceptional stone, a 55 carat and a 25 carat sapphire. The 55 carat is the largest ever to appear at auction."
It is estimated to fetch
$2 million to $3 million
