Royal & Noble Jewels
Royal & Noble Jewels
A Tsar's Treasure: Ferdinand of Bulgaria (1861-1948)
Estimate
5,500 - 7,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
The burnished gold knotted circle centering a bar collet-set with a cabochon sapphire, accented by old cushion-shaped diamonds, the reverse inscribed with Cyrillic initials V and A either side of an Imperial Crown for Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, and the date 4 February 1909, apparently unmarked.
diameter 3cm; 1 1/8 in.
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia (1847-1909)
Grand Duchess Maria Pavolvna, née Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1854-1920)
Princess Nadejda of Bulgaria, Duchess of Württemberg (1899-1958)
Exhibition catalogue, ed. E. Welander-Beggren, Precious Gems: Jewellery from Eight Centuries, Stockholm, 2000, p. 130, illustrated
Exhibition catalogue, ed. G. von Habsburg, Fabergé | Cartier: Rivalen am Zarenhof, Munich, 2003, p. 279, illustrated
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Precious Gems: Jewellery from Eight Centuries, 9 June – 15 October 2000, no. 173
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Julturstiftung, Fabergé | Cartier: Rivalen am Zarenhof, 28 November 2003 – 12 April 2004, no. 437
Princess Nadejda of Bulgaria (1899-1958) received this jewel from Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchess Vladimir (1854-1920) as a souvenir in 1909. Originally the brooch was a button which belonged to the latter's husband Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (1847-1909) of Russia.