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<B>King George V Portrait Miniature Mounted as a Diamond Brooch</B></I><BR><I>English, circa 1915</B></I><BR><BR>Depicting the Monarch in full dress uniform facing forward surrounded by thirty-four circular-cut diamonds weighing approximately 3.04 carats total, mounted in platinum, the reverse set with an oval engine-turned gold plaque applied with the entwined rose gold initials <I>GR V</B></I> for King George V, below a red enamel and gold crown-1 3/8 in. long, including frame<BR><BR><I>George V (1865-1936)</B></I><BR><BR>A popular monarch, King George V was a reassuring presence during the First World War and the difficult decades that followed. He had begun his career in the Royal Navy, but when his elder brother unexpectedly died in 1892, George began a more rigorous education to prepare for the crown. He took as his wife his late brother's fiancée, Princess Mary of Teck.<BR><BR><BR>Provenance: <BR>Worn by a Court attendant.<BR>Purchased from A la Vieille Russie<BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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