Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection
Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection
Collection of jewels
Auction Closed
November 7, 12:14 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,800 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Collection of jewels
Comprising: a ring collet-set with a cabochon sapphire, size 54, inscribed 'Que dieu le garde, 23.Dez.1886, Muedi so ackt über Dich; a second ring collet-set with a cabochon sapphire flanked by circular-cut diamonds, size 47, partial Austrian assay marks for gold; a coral pendant carved as a pig; a carved hardstone elephant pendant; a pendant designed as an elephant; a pendant decorated with a paste ladybird; and two unmounted cabochon quartzes.
Albrecht, Duke and Crown Prince of Württemberg (1865-1939)
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria (1898-1985)
Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria, Duchess of Württemberg (1899-1958)
The date inscribed on the sapphire and gold ring, 23 December 1886, corresponds to the twenty-first birthday of Albrecht, Duke and Crown Prince of Württemberg (1865-1939).
The sapphire and diamond ring was given by Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria to her sister Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria as a Christmas present in 1925.