The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Royal Jewels
Onyx and seed pearl button, 1879
Auction Closed
March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Royal Jewels
Onyx and seed pearl button
1879
with the initial 'A' set with seed pearls, upon an onyx cabochon, with portrait miniature of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom verso, the reverse inscribed From Mama VRI 7th April 1879
Commissioned by Queen Victoria (1819–1901);
Possibly given by Queen Victoria to her youngest son Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884) on his 26th birthday in remembrance of his late sister Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse;
His nephew, Ernest Louis Grand Duke of Hesse (1892-1918);
His son Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (1908-1968);
His wife Margaret, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine (1913-1997), known in the family as 'Peg of Hesse';
Thence by descent.