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Diamond and enamel pendant, 19th century
估價
CHF20,000–30,000
€21,200–31,800
$24,000–38,000
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The oval pendant set with cushion-shaped and circular-cut diamonds in a floral pattern, applied with green guilloché enamel, to a diamond-set surmount, the reverse engraved 'To The Countess of Charlemont from her sincere friend Victoria R', measuring approximately 52 x 33 mm.
完整圖錄內容
Anne Caulfeild, née Bermingham (1780–1876), was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and courtier. In 1802, she married Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont, becoming the Countess of Charlemont. She later served as a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria from the beginning of the Queen’s reign until 1854, a position of considerable social and courtly importance.
Before her appointment at court, Lady Charlemont was celebrated as a beauty and was a prominent figure in aristocratic society. Lord Byron expressed his admiration for her beauty in his Letter to the Rev. W. L. Bowles on the Strictures of the Edinburgh Review, dated 7 February 1821:
“But always excepting the Venus de Medicis, I differ from that opinion, at least as far as regards female beauty; for the head of Lady Charlemont (when I first saw her nine years ago) seemed to possess all that sculpture required for its ideal.”
Her beauty attracted the attention of Prince Regent, later George IV, who commissioned a miniature of her as Psyche for his collection. She was also portrayed by leading artists of the period, including Sir Thomas Lawrence and Anne Mee.
Before her appointment at court, Lady Charlemont was celebrated as a beauty and was a prominent figure in aristocratic society. Lord Byron expressed his admiration for her beauty in his Letter to the Rev. W. L. Bowles on the Strictures of the Edinburgh Review, dated 7 February 1821:
“But always excepting the Venus de Medicis, I differ from that opinion, at least as far as regards female beauty; for the head of Lady Charlemont (when I first saw her nine years ago) seemed to possess all that sculpture required for its ideal.”
Her beauty attracted the attention of Prince Regent, later George IV, who commissioned a miniature of her as Psyche for his collection. She was also portrayed by leading artists of the period, including Sir Thomas Lawrence and Anne Mee.