Royal & Noble Jewels

Royal & Noble Jewels

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

Pair of diamond cufflinks, circa 1900 and a pair of gold, ruby, sapphire and diamond cufflinks, circa 1910

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Estimate

1,000 - 2,200 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Comprising: a pair of cufflinks set with rose diamonds; and pair of hammered gold cufflinks, each square terminal set with a circular-cut diamond and ruby or sapphire respectively, 

Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918)

Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria (1861-1948)

Cf.: Walter Graser, Franz Hemmerle, Alexander von Württemberg (eds.), Kostbare Manschettenknöpfe – Von Pablo Picasso bis James Bond, Munich, Hirmer, 2016, pg. 38 for the pair of diamond cufflinks dated circa 1900; pg. 37 for the gold, ruby, sapphire and diamond earrings.

Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria (1864-1948) received the pair of diamond cufflinks as a gift from the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918). 


The pair of hammered gold ruby, sapphire and diamond cufflinks belonged to Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgari. He gifted them to one of his grandsons in 1937.


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