The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Royal Jewels
Hardstone, enamel and diamond pendant, Robert Phillips, circa 1878
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March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Royal Jewels
Hardstone, enamel and diamond pendant, Robert Phillips
circa 1878
designed as a cross, the arms applied with black and white enamel, terminating in trefoil motifs set with banded agate and cushion-shaped diamonds and centring on an onyx heart with Alice beneath a coronet, set with rose-cut diamonds, the reverse with a glazed compartment containing a lock of hair and the inscription Dear Alice 14th December 1878, maker's mark for Robert Phillips
Possibly commissioned by Queen Victoria (1819-1901) to commemorate the death of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843–1878), the Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine from 1877 to 1878. She was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.