A collection of items that belonged to Prince Phillip’s cousin, Lady Patricia Mountbatten, is due to go under the hammer soon.
Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten, the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, was the great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and the eldest daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten, Prince Charles’s great-uncle and mentor. She was also the Prince’s godmother.
With close ties to the British royal family, she lived an extraordinary life surviving the IRA blast that killed her father, her mother-in-law and her teenage son in 1979.
The British aristocrat passed away in 2017, aged 93, and now 350 items that she acquired and inherited during her life are going up for sale. It gives a rare glimpse at into royal life with everything from lavish jewels, a bracelet (and toy robot) once owned by Queen Victoria and some (very) surprising fashion accessories going up for auction.
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.
350 Items Belonging To Mountbatten s Daughter To Be Auctioned In UK 350 Items Belonging To Mountbatten s Daughter To Be Auctioned In UK The Indian heirlooms up for auction include a diamond set and enamelled gold bracelet made in India, that once belonged to Queen Victoria.
A pair of jewelled gold and enamel elephants bought from Jaipur in 1946
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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.
London, January 25
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.
Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten was the Second Countess Mountbatten of Burma and had a strong royal connection as the great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and first cousin to Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.
The Sotheby’s auction in London, with estimates ranging from 80 pounds to 100,000 pounds, includes many items inherited from her ancestors sharing connections with India, a place that was said to be very special to the family.
London: Collection Of 350 Items Belonging To Patricia Mountbatten To Go Under The Hammer
A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur, among many other Indian heirlooms belonging to Lady Mountbatten shall be a part of the auction scheduled in March Twitter: The Court Jeweller Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-25T21:04:40+05:30 London: Collection Of 350 Items Belonging To Patricia Mountbatten To Go Under The Hammer outlookindia.com 2021-01-25T22:30:30+05:30
A collection of 350 personal items belonging to Patricia Mountbatten, the eldest daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten - the last Viceroy of India, shall go up for auction in March. A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur are some of the Indian heirlooms that will be a part of the auction.