Fürstenberg Tiara Up for Auction

A pearl and diamond tiara that belongs to the Fürstenberg Princely Family will be sold at Christie’s on May 11th as part of their Magnificent Jewels auction in Geneva. The tiara was made by Flach, Mediansky, & Paltscho in the late 1800s for Princess Irma of Fürstenberg née Countess von Schönborn-Buchheim.

On the left is Princess Irma wearing it with an emerald in place of the pearls in a painting by Philip de László and Princess Paula of Fürstenberg née Countess of Königsegg-Aulendorf wears the full tiara on the right.

It is very adaptable and in addition to removing the pearls it can be worn as a necklace or set of brooches.

Princess Maximiliane (sometimes written as Massimiliana) of Fürstenberg née Princess of Windisch-Graetz is the most recent wearer of the piece and she has used it as both a tiara and a necklace.

The tiara is estimated to be sold for 400,000-600,000 CHF.