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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND BOW BROOCH, BY MUSY
Details
AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND BOW BROOCH, BY MUSY
Of openwork ribbon design, each loop enclosing a graduated line of old-cut diamond collets to the central tie, circa 1860, 2 1/2 ins., mounted in silver-topped gold
Unsigned
Of openwork ribbon design, each loop enclosing a graduated line of old-cut diamond collets to the central tie, circa 1860, 2 1/2 ins., mounted in silver-topped gold
Unsigned
Provenance
Previously sold at Christie's London, Important Jewellery, 13 June 2007, Lot 38 for £48,000. Formerly the property of Queen Margherita of Italy, Queen Elena of Italy and Queen Maria José of Italy
This was one of the several wedding gifts to Queen Maria José from King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Elena. Maria José wore this brooch on her sash to the wedding of King Constantine of Greece and Princess Anna Maria of Denmark in 1964
This was one of the several wedding gifts to Queen Maria José from King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Elena. Maria José wore this brooch on her sash to the wedding of King Constantine of Greece and Princess Anna Maria of Denmark in 1964