Regards,
Dave.
Franca Florio was a lady in waiting to Queen Elena of Italy and a leading member of European society in the WW1 era.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franca_Florio
An exhibition on Franca's dresses was held in Italy in 2014 and these are incredible works of art. A link to more information about the exhibit with lots of pictures is below.
https://www.thefashioncommentator.com/2014/06/mostra-donna-franca-florio-firenze.html
Below is a picture of her wearing a stunning tiara and choker necklace, which resembles the one worn by Queen Alexandra of Great Britain.
Apparently her husband was hit by hard times in the 1930s and in 1935 her jewels were sold.
I'd love to get a better quality picture of her tiara.
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