The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Royal Jewels
Banded agate and pearl pendant, 1878
Auction Closed
March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Royal Jewels
Banded agate and pearl pendant
1878
collet-set with a pearl upon a polished section of banded agate, the reverse with glazed compartment containing a lock of hair and the inscription 16th Nov & 14th Dec 1878 From Grandmama VR.
Commissioned by Queen Victoria (1819-1901) as a mourning jewel on the death of her granddaughter Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874–1878) and her daughter Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843–1878) who both died of diphtheria that same year;
Her grandson, 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.
Her grandson, 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.