A Tsar's Treasure: Ferdinand of Bulgaria (1861-1948)
Diamond presentation brooch and a rock crystal and diamond cane handle, circa 1900
Auction Closed
November 13, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
1,700 - 2,600 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Comprising: a presentation brooch designed as the crowned cipher of Philippe, Duke of Orléans set throughout with rose diamonds, accented by old cushion-shaped diamonds, suspending a briolette diamond; and a cane handle composed of an engraved rock crystal sphere decorated with fleurs-de-lys accented by rose diamonds.
Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869-1926), the Orléanist pretender to the French throne, presented this brooch to one of the daughters of Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria in Sofia in 1906.
