Edwardian cypher brooch
Category
Jewellery
Date
c. 1905
Materials
gold, translucent red and green enamel, rose-cut diamonds
Measurements
35 mm (H)23 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
England
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1247140
Summary
An Edwardian cypher brooch, c.1905, English manufacture. The principal circular gold boss translucent green enamelled on a guilloche field and set in a border of rose-cut diamonds, the centre applied with a similarly set initial ‘E’ for King Edward VII with arabic numeral ‘7’ entwined within; above, a translucent red enamel and green enamel rose cut diamond set Imperial crown motif. Fitted case by Collingwood & Co., see NT 1247542.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey miniatures and small objects in the strong room, page 116.
