Royal & Noble Jewels
Royal & Noble Jewels
A Tsar's Treasure: Ferdinand of Bulgaria (1861-1948)
Collection of gem set cufflinks, early 20th century
Estimate
800 - 1,700 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Comprising: a pair of cufflinks, the terminals collet-set with a cabochon chrysoprase, citrine, amethyst and moonstone respectively; a pair of rhodonite cufflinks; a pair of cabochon amethyst cufflinks, numbered, partial maker’s marks; and a pair of cufflinks, each terminal composed of a polished amethyst centering an old cushion-shaped diamond.
Albrecht, Duke and Crown Prince of Württemberg (1865-1939)
Albrecht Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (1895-1954)
Cf.: Walter Graser, Franz Hemmerle, Alexander von Württemberg (eds.), Kostbare Manschettenknöpfe – Von Pablo Picasso bis James Bond, Munich, Hirmer, 2016, pg. 34 for the pair of gem set cufflinks, pg. 74 for the pair of rhodonite cufflinks.
The pair of rhodonite cufflinks was given by Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe, Queen of Württemberg (1864-1946), to Albrecht Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (1895-1954) in memory of her husband Wilhelm II, King of Württemberg (1848-1921).
Wilhelm II, King of Württemberg (1848-1921) presented the pair of amethyst cufflinks to Albrecht Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (1895-1954) on 11 January 1905.
The pair of gem set cufflinks and the pair of amethyst and diamond cufflinks belonged to Albrecht, Duke and Crown Prince of Württemberg (1865-1939).
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