Sotheby's Showcase: Royal Order of King George IV

Geneva | 9 November 2022

This Royal Family diamond and enamel order of King George IV will be offered for the first time ever at auction and was the first order ever created by a British Monarch. Decorated at the centre with an enamel portrait miniature of King George IV when Prince Regent by Henry Bone, framed with single-cut diamonds, within a rose diamond wreath mounted in yellow gold, further embellished with circular-cut diamonds, the Royal Crown surmount applied with red enamel set with circular-, single-cut and rose diamonds, the reverse enhanced with a rose diamond monogram GR IV for Georgius Rex IV, surmounted by a similarly designed Royal Crown. This order will be sold at the Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels auction on 9 November 2022 at 16:15 CET in Geneva.

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