The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Auction Closed
March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
200 - 300 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Clip brooch, designed by The Earl Mountbatten
1940s
designed as a monogram P B for Patricia as Lady Brabourne
To commemorate important occasions Mountbatten would create jewels for family members of his own design. These pieces often incorporated a monogram or device that had particular relevance to the wearer and the motif could often be used on a letterhead. One of his most famous designs was a badge for the Supreme Command, which he created in the winter of 1943-44. This, conceived as a rising phoenix, was to be a badge under which those wearing it could feel sense of unity.
The clip-brooch here, is a touching present from a father to his daughter on her wedding day, marking the adoption of a new surname.