Jennifer Tonkin
Co-Head of Department UK
Lot 11
AN ENAMEL AND DIAMOND PENDANT, CIRCA 1860
28 April 2021, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £7,650 inc. premium
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Marina Vieira
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AN ENAMEL AND DIAMOND PENDANT, CIRCA 1860
The pale blue enamelled heart-shaped locket applied with old brilliant, single and rose-cut diamond-set thistles, roses and shamrocks around a star, opening to reveal a glazed compartment containing a hair scroll, suspended from a similarly-set diamond surmount, mounted in silver and gold, length 3.2cm, fitted case by Hunt & Roskell, Late Storr, Mortimer & Hunt, Jewellers & Goldmiths, to the Queen and Royal Family, 156 New Bond Street, London
Footnotes
Provenance
Margaret (née Shaw-Stewart), Duchess of Somerset (died 1880)
Accompanied by a handwritten note worded 'Containing hair of H. M. The Empress Queen Victoria. This locket was given by her to the Duchess of Somerset while on a visit at Wimbledon Park'.
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.
