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Queen Alexandra Presentation Brooch

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:1,300.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
Queen Alexandra Presentation Brooch
<B>Oval Queen Alexandra Enameled Gold and Diamond Royal Presentation Brooch</B></I><BR><I>English, circa 1905</B></I><BR><BR>Of violet <I>guilloché</B></I> enamel, the center set with entwined rose diamond initials <I>AA</B></I> at cross angles for Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) below a gold crown within a white enamel and gold frame, with vacant compartment in original red velvet fitted case-1 1/8 in. long<BR><BR>Born Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (the reigning house of the Kingdom of Denmark), Princess Alexandra was queen consort of King Edward VII of Great Britain. Her younger sister, Princess Dagmar (Maria Fedorovna), wed the future Emperor Alexander III of Russia.<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>Purchased from S.J. Shrubsole, New York<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>)