Classic Design Including Property of the Marquess of Anglesey
Classic Design Including Property of the Marquess of Anglesey
The Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd
'The Manner's Family Jewel', a jewelled gold and enamel brooch, Carrington & Co, London
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April 11, 01:44 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of geometrical shape, the openwork formed of seven rose-cut diamond-framed oval cartouches decorated with glazed and hair-backed gold initials, from top to bottom these are: H below a baron's coronet in crimson enamel, R and VR below ducal coronets, VM. MM and DM, centred with a peacock spreading its tail below, flanked by further diamond scrolls, on a small enamel pedestal above the initial G crowned with a marquess' coronet, all ovals connected with split pearls and further collet-set diamonds, the reverses of the coronets also engraved, apparently unmarked,
in a red leather presentation case stamped for: Carrington & Co / by appointment /130 regent Street, W, around a royal warrant,
7.4cm., 2 7/8. in high
The gift of Violet, Duchess of Rutland (1856-1937) to her daughter, Lady Marjorie Manners (1883-1946), on the occasion of her marriage in 1912.
The Chronicle, Friday, August 12th, 1912, ‘The Marriage of the Marquess of Anglesey to Lady Marjorie Manners, The Bride’s Presents’, ‘The Duchess of Rutland, plaque of diamonds, pearls and red enamel containing hair and initials of her family’;
Lofts & Warner, London, An Inventory and Valuation […] At Plas Newydd, Anglesey, 1948, p.125, Jewels, ‘FAMILY TREE BROOCH, In Diamonds, pearls and red enamel, formed seven hair centre, oval diamond clusters with initials in centre, each surmounted by a diamond and enamel coronet’ (Private Family Archive)
London; 16 Arlington Street, townhouse of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, the wedding presents of Lady Marjorie Manners and the 6th Marquess of Anglesey, summer 1912.
The initials and hair relate to the following family members; ‘H’ (Robert Manners, Lord Haddon, 1884-1895), then ‘R’ (Henry, 8th Duke of Rutland 1852-1925), ‘VR’ (Violet, Duchess of Rutland 1856-1937), next row ‘VR’ (Lady Violet Manners, 1888-1971), ‘MM’ (Lady Marjorie Manners 1883-1946), ‘DM’ (Lady Diana Manners 1892-1986) and finally the finial reserve with ‘G’ (Marquess of Granby, later the 9th Duke, 1886-1940).