The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

Group of gentleman's accessories, late 19th century and later

Auction Closed

March 24, 08:41 PM GMT

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Group of gentleman's accessories

late 19th century and later


comprising: a pair of cufflinks with the enamel insignia of the Stanhope crest within the Order of the Garter, the backs inscribed 12th May 1937, British hallmarks; a pair of cufflinks with the monogram M W beneath a coronet, British hallmarks and sponsor's mark for Mappin & Webb; a pair of silver cufflinks and stick pin, the terminals modelled as the BAFTA mask, British hallmarks; six mother-of-pearl and enamel buttons; two cased sets of stock pins of various lengths; six gem set stick pins and a group of miscellaneous buttons and studs; mostly cased

The items with the silver BAFTA mask, Michael, 7th Baron Brabourne (1924-2005).

The cufflinks with the crest of Stanhope, are for James Richard Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope (11 November 1880 – 15 August 1957), who succeeded to the title in 1905. He was invested as a Knight of the Garter in 1934. Lord Stanhope married, in 1921, Lady Eileen Agatha Browne (1889–1940), eldest daughter of George Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo and sister of Lady Brabourne.

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