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TRUNK CALL: A pair of made-in-Jaipur gold and enamel elephants that were gifted by British India’s last Viceroy, Louis Mountbatten, to his wife on their wedding anniversary in 1946 is among the antiques that will go up for sale in London.
An Indian diamond bracelet once owned by Queen Victoria and a pair of bejewelled elephants from 1946 Jaipur are among an assortment of 350 antiques belonging to the late Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten daughter of Britain’s last Viceroy of India Louis Mountbatten that will be sold at Sotheby’s London on March 24.
The collection from Newhouse Manor, the 16th-century English home of Patricia and her husband John Knatchbull, includes various curios that offer a peek into the family’s connections with 20th century India.
Lady Mountbatten s family collection to be offered at Sotheby s
Anniversary Gifts: A pair of jewelled gold and enamel elephants, Jaipur, 1946 (est. £2,000-3,000), and a Fabergé silver-gilt inkwell, probably workmaster Julius Rappoport, St Petersburg, circa 1900 (est. £4,000-6,000). Courtesy Sotheby s.
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.- The 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, great niece of Russias last Tsarina, first cousin to Prince Philip and the daughter of Britains last Viceroy of India, the late Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten was born in 1924 into a dazzling dynasty of royal and political relations. Over her eminent life at the very heart of Britains cultural establishment, she is known and remembered for her unwavering perseverance and beguiling sense of humour.
Mountbatten s Indian bracelet, jewelled elephants to be auctioned in UK
Mountbatten s Indian bracelet, jewelled elephants to be auctioned in UK A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur are some of the Indian heirlooms that make up a collection of 350 personal items belonging to Patricia Mountbatten, the eldest daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten - the last Viceroy of India - which will go under the hammer in London in March.
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A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur are some of the Indian heirlooms that make up a collection of 350 personal items belonging to Patricia Mountbatten, the eldest daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten - the last Viceroy of India - which will go under the hammer in London in March.
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