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
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 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.