The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Pair of gem set and diamond clip brooches, 1930s
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March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
Pair of gem set and diamond clip brooches
1930s
of Tutti Frutti inspiration, designed as a cluster of carved emeralds, rubies and sapphires interspersed with single-cut and baguette diamonds
Dennis Holman, Lady Louis, Life of the Countess of Burma, London, 1952, probably those worn by the Countess in a photograph of her seated in the library at 2 Wilton Crescent, her London home, colour plate iii, between pps.8-9.