Lot Essay
The Duchesse d'Angoulême, née Marie-Thérèse de Bourbon
(1778-1851) daughter of Louis XVI
(1778-1851) daughter of Louis XVI
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A MALACHITE PARURE comprising necklace, oblong brooch, brooch-pendant and pair of earrings, the graduated cabochon malachite necklace with bead and foliate surround, inscribed on reverse of centre 'Souvenir donné par S. A. R. Madame la Dauphine à Mlle. Macdonell à Holyrood 7th Sept. 1832', the other pieces mounted en suite (centre drop to brooch-pendant deficient), in case
Details
A MALACHITE PARURE comprising necklace, oblong brooch, brooch-pendant and pair of earrings, the graduated cabochon malachite necklace with bead and foliate surround, inscribed on reverse of centre 'Souvenir donné par S. A. R. Madame la Dauphine à Mlle. Macdonell à Holyrood 7th Sept. 1832', the other pieces mounted en suite (centre drop to brooch-pendant deficient), in case
Necklace 41.5cm. long
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Necklace 41.5cm. long
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Provenance
A note pinned to the box reads 'This set of malachite was given by the Emperor Alexander of Russia to the Duchesse d'Angoulême and by her friend to my aunt Miss Macdonnell who left it to me'