Margherita or Alhambra
Damiani · Van Cleef & Arpels
Margherita
Margherita
A daisy, margherita in Italian, set in diamonds and named for the queen whose name it shares.
The Alhambra is barely a plant any more. Van Cleef & Arpels drew its four-leaf clover in 1968 as a hard-stone emblem inside a beaded border, then repeated it along chains in onyx, malachite, carnelian and mother-of-pearl. Damiani's Margherita is still recognisably a daisy, set in diamonds and white gold and tied to the jewel Enrico Grassi Damiani made for Margherita of Savoy in the 1920s. A Paris sign of luck sits beside a Valenza portrait of a flower.
| Fact | Margherita | Alhambra |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | — | 1968 |
| Designer | Enrico Grassi Damiani | — |
| School | Milan & Valenza | Place Vendôme |
| Materials | white gold, diamond | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, diamond, mother-of-pearl, onyx, malachite, carnelian, enamel |
| Moves | No | No |
| From | Not published | €1,600 |
| Top of line | — | €211,000 |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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- Alhambra or Calla Vhernier