Mellerio dits Meller. “Monta Rosa” collection. White gold and diamond necklace.

On 22 April 1868, the young Margherita of Savoy married Prince Umberto I, and became the first Queen of Italy. On this, her wedding day, she wore a magnificent diadem of diamonds depicting a wild rose surrounded by laurel leaves, purchased from MELLERIO dits MELLER by her father-in-law, King Victor-Emmanuel II of Italy. This diadem, typical of the naturalist style so beloved by the firm, would always have a special importance for Margherita, for the rose was one of her favourite flowers. It has inspired each piece in the “Monta Rosa” collection.