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MOUNTED IN SILVER AND GOLD, CIRCA 1900
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A DIAMOND AND GEM-SET BROOCH
MOUNTED IN SILVER AND GOLD, CIRCA 1900
Designed as a hunting horn decorated with rubies and emeralds, the centre with a ruby and diamond '1', 'ALTHORP' in diamonds above on blue enamel ribbon to the diamond and enamel crown above
5.2 cm wide
MOUNTED IN SILVER AND GOLD, CIRCA 1900
Designed as a hunting horn decorated with rubies and emeralds, the centre with a ruby and diamond '1', 'ALTHORP' in diamonds above on blue enamel ribbon to the diamond and enamel crown above
5.2 cm wide
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).
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Sale room notice
Please note that this brooch is the badge of the Althorp Company of the 1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteers, which was presented to Charlotte, Countess Spencer in the late 19th century by the members of that Company.
Brought to you by
Victoria von Westenholz
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