Dress set
Category
Jewellery
Date
c. 1873
Materials
Gold, leather, velvet and satin.
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288781
Summary
Gentlemen's suite, 18 carat gold, c. 1873, comprising sleeve links, set of three dress studs and a stick pin. Each component is decorated with a raised classical design of a putto accompanied by a wild animal or bird, including lions, eagles and dolphins. Bearing hallmarks for Birmingham 1873; maker's mark 'J&A'. In an original fitted case.
Provenance
Calke Abbey and contents transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT with an endowment provided by the NHMF.