Edwardian cypher brooch
Category
Jewellery
Date
c. 1910
Materials
gold, calibre-cut Burmese rubies, rose-cut diamonds
Measurements
22 mm (Length) 22mm (Height)
Place of origin
England
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1247141
Summary
An Edwardian cypher brooch, c. 1910, English manufacture. Fashioned as an initial ‘E’ for King Edward VII, mounted in gold and set with calibre-cut Burmese rubies with a rose-cut diamond set crown and similarly set Roman numeral ‘VII.’ Fitted case by Collingwood & Co, see NT 1247543.
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.
