Re: The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire Archived Message
Posted by Maridje on September 24, 2014, 6:35 pm, in reply to "Re: The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire"
TURQUOISE SUITE - bought in 1961 The Dowager Duchess' turquoise suite consisting of the turquoise and diamond cluster necklace with the fleur de lys motifs, earrings and ring. The necklace and the ring were part of Cornelia, Countess of Craven's jewels sold at Sotheby's in 1961. It was Lot 19: "A very attractive necklace in turquoise and diamonds, the fourteen oval-shaped turquoise and diamond clusters mounted alternately with small fleur de lys motifs, in diamonds, the whole graduating from the centre, one cluster forming the clasp; and a large oval-shaped cluster ring en suite. The earrings were not part of the original lot. SAPPHIRE TWIN HEARTS - 1961 The catalogue described it as "An important brooch in sapphires and diamonds in the form of twin hearts, each with a large inverted pear shaped sapphire as a centre within two row pave set diamond borders, and with a large pears shaped diamond in a drop. Diamond set fitting. The brooch is adapted for wear as a Bracelet with the fitting accompanying this lot." In the report of the auction from The Times December 1, 1961 it was reported that "An anonymous purchaser gave £9,800 for a diamond and sapphire brooch in the form of twin hearts INSECTS & BUTTERFLY BROOCH FLOWER DIAMOND BROOCH
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