Schloss Rosenau 1819 – 1861 Windsor Castle
Cake-shaped brooch for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) on the occasion of the second birthday of her daughter Victoria, the Princess Royal (1840-1901) on 21st November 1842. 1842
Provenance
Queen Victoria of England (1819–1901), London (1842 as a gift from Prince Albert) / collections of the Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Gotha and Coburg (perhaps since 1893 with Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844–1900)) / Eberhard Baron von Schenck zu Schweinsberg (1893–1990), Gotha and Wiesbaden (presumably as a gift of the ducal family after 1948) / thence by descent to the present owner
EUR 12,000
- 15,000
USD 14,800
- 18,500
Sold for:
42,500 EUR (incl. premium)
Spring Auctions 2018
ORANGERIE, 31 May 2018
Presents from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria, all in the Royal Collection: brooch with badge on the occasion of the birth of the Prince of Wales, 1841, inv. no. RCIN 4809 / William Essex: brooch with Victoria, Princess Royal, 1841, inv. no. RCIN 4834 / R & S Garrard & Co.: brooch with deer teeth on the occasion of Victoria's birthday, 1851, inv. no. RCIN 13516.
Literature and illustration
Queen Victoria's Diaries in the Royal Archives: www.queenvictoriasjournals.org