A PRIVATE collection of jewels from a Buckinghamshire horse racing trainer is going under the hammer.
The collection comes from Renée Louise Marie de Rothschild, the daughter of Anthony Gustav de Rothschild and Yvonne.
The keen equestrian married former British Olympics show-jumping champion Peter Robeson, where they became hugely successful racehorse trainers in Buckinghamshire.
Many of the jewels in her collection reflect her genuine passion for horses, including an Edwardian enamel and diamond horse and jockey brooch created in the form of St. Amant, a British thoroughbred owned and bred by Renée Rothschild’s grandfather, Leopold Nathan de Rothschild.
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A French 1930s platinum, sapphire and diamond bracelet is a highlight of the collection. It features sleek octagonal panels set with calibré cut sapphires and transitional cut diamond and baguette cut diamond set links, with French Platinum Poinçons.
It carries an estimate of £15,000 to £20,000.
Elsewhere in the collection is an elegant gold watch pendant by Cartier, dating from 1912.
It is engraved on the back 'Marie from Jimmy Xmas 1912'. The Marie in question was Marie De Rothschild (Nee Perugia, 1862-1937), Renée’s paternal grandmother. It carries an estimate of £800-£1,200.
Dreweatts auctioneers has been appointed to sell the collection of jewels.
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