Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection

Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection

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From the Collection of Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria, Duchess of Württemberg (1899-1958)

Ruby and diamond brooch, circa 1915

Auction Closed

November 7, 12:14 PM GMT

Estimate

2,800 - 4,500 CHF

Lot Details

Description

From the Collection of Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria, Duchess of Württemberg (1899-1958)


Ruby and diamond brooch, circa 1915


Designed as a fleur-de-lys set with a hexagonal and two triangular fancy-cut diamonds, outlined by calibré-cut rubies, numbered, brooch fitting detachable.

Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria, Duchess of Württemberg (1899-1958)
This brooch was likely given by Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria (1861-1948) as a sixteenth birthday present to his youngest daughter Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria (1899-1958) in 1915. She is depicted wearing it in a portrait dated 1915. The fleur-de-lys motif is a reference to the family of her mother, Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma (1870-1899) as well as to the family of her paternal grandmother, Princess Clémentine of Orléans (1817-1907).