Jennifer Tonkin
Co-Head of Department UK
Lot 10
A ROCK CRYSTAL AND DIAMOND PENDANT, CIRCA 1870
28 April 2021, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £8,287.50 inc. premium
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A ROCK CRYSTAL AND DIAMOND PENDANT, CIRCA 1870
The large rock crystal cabochon applied with a ducal coronet above the letter 'S', set with old brilliant and rose-cut diamonds, the frame and pendant loop studded with smaller rock crystal cabochons, the glazed plaque on reverse opening to reveal a lock of hair, mounted in gold, length 4.7cm
Footnotes
Provenance
Margaret (née Shaw-Stewart), Duchess of Somerset (died 1880)
Accompanied by a handwritten note worded 'Locket with hair of H.M. Queen Victoria given by her to Margaret Duchess of Somerset'.
This lot was inherited by the current owners from various lines - both male and female - of their family. The majority of jewels in this collection were owned by members of the Surtees family; a prominent family from County Durham whose ancestry may be traced back to William the Conqueror. The surname Surtees, is derived from "sur-Tees" or "sur-Tays", in reference to the rivers Tee or Tay, near where the family anciently settled. The Surtees' family home was the 17th century Jacobean manor house, Redworth Hall, sold in the mid 20th century and now a luxury hotel. Some of the jewels in this collection, notably the three pendants with Royal connections, were owned by the Shaw Stewart family of Scotland, descended via the male line from Sir John Stewart, illegitimate son of Robert III of Scotland. The ownership of the jewels by individuals is stated where possible.
