Lot Essay
Cf. Diana Scarisbrick, Ancestral Jewels, London 1989, p. 80
Created Duke of Clarence and St Andrews and Earl of Munster in 1789, William IV (1765-1837) had, in addition to two children both dying in infancy by his wife Queen Adelaide (1792-1849), ten illegitimate children by the celebrated Irish actress, Mrs (Dorothy) Jordan (1761-1861)
The King and Queen presented various items of jewellery to his children, who had taken the surname 'FitzClarence'. On 7th June 1944, Christie's sold on behalf of Lady Augusta FitzClarence's descendants a pair of bracelets, the clasps of which could also be worn as brooches, for £400. The pair of brooches offered here very closely resemble these clasps
Created Duke of Clarence and St Andrews and Earl of Munster in 1789, William IV (1765-1837) had, in addition to two children both dying in infancy by his wife Queen Adelaide (1792-1849), ten illegitimate children by the celebrated Irish actress, Mrs (Dorothy) Jordan (1761-1861)
The King and Queen presented various items of jewellery to his children, who had taken the surname 'FitzClarence'. On 7th June 1944, Christie's sold on behalf of Lady Augusta FitzClarence's descendants a pair of bracelets, the clasps of which could also be worn as brooches, for £400. The pair of brooches offered here very closely resemble these clasps