Royal & Noble Jewels

Royal & Noble Jewels

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A Tsar's Treasure: Ferdinand of Bulgaria (1861-1948)

Collection of cufflinks, a tie pin and a ring, circa 1900 and later

Estimate

1,600 - 2,600 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Comprising: a pair of hammered gold cufflinks set with circular-cut diamonds, a cushion-shaped ruby and a similarly shaped sapphire, fitted case stamped Clark; a pair of hammered gold cufflinks composed of oval terminals set with circular-cut diamonds and sapphires; a ring collet set with a cushion-shaped sapphire between circular-cut diamonds, size 55, Austrian assay mark for gold, inscribed 1873 – 1893 In dankbarer Erinnerung; a brushed gold tie pin collet-set with a cabochon sapphire, partial Austrian import mark for gold, case stamped Eduard Foehr Stuttgart; a pair of polished gold cufflinks engraved with heraldic symbols pertaining to the crest of the House of Württemberg, maker’s mark, British hallmarks for gold, date letter for 1960, case stamped Armour-Winston Ltd; and a pair of polished gold cufflinks collet-set with cabochon sapphires, maker's marks; partially illustrated.

Hammered gold, sapphire and diamond cufflinks:

Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (1877-1944)


Sapphire ring:

Robert, Duke of Württemberg (1873-1947) 

Cf.: Walter Graser, Franz Hemmerle, Alexander von Württemberg (eds.), Kostbare Manschettenknöpfe – Von Pablo Picasso bis James Bond, Munich, Hirmer, 2016, pg. 43 for the polished gold and sapphire cufflinks dated 1990-2000, pg. 50 for the hammered gold ruby, sapphire and diamond cufflinks dated 1900-1910, pg. 51 for the hammered gold, sapphire and diamond cufflinks dated 1890-1900.

The pair of hammered gold, sapphire and diamond cufflinks belonged to Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (1877-1944). The sapphire and diamond ring inscribed ‘1873 – 1893 In dankbarer Erinnerung’ commemorates the twentieth birthday of Robert, Duke of Württemberg (1873-1947).