The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

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Group of gentleman's accessories, late 19th century and later

Auction Closed

March 24, 08:41 PM GMT

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Group of gentleman's accessories

late 19th century and later


comprising: a pair of cufflinks with the enamel insignia of the Stanhope crest within the Order of the Garter, the backs inscribed 12th May 1937, British hallmarks; a pair of cufflinks with the monogram M W beneath a coronet, British hallmarks and sponsor's mark for Mappin & Webb; a pair of silver cufflinks and stick pin, the terminals modelled as the BAFTA mask, British hallmarks; six mother-of-pearl and enamel buttons; two cased sets of stock pins of various lengths; six gem set stick pins and a group of miscellaneous buttons and studs; mostly cased

The items with the silver BAFTA mask, Michael, 7th Baron Brabourne (1924-2005).

The cufflinks with the crest of Stanhope, are for James Richard Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope (11 November 1880 – 15 August 1957), who succeeded to the title in 1905. He was invested as a Knight of the Garter in 1934. Lord Stanhope married, in 1921, Lady Eileen Agatha Browne (1889–1940), eldest daughter of George Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo and sister of Lady Brabourne.