Exhibition

- Thursday 3 April 2025, 2pm-6pm.

- Friday 4 April 2025, 2pm-6pm.

- Saturday 5 April 2025, 10am-11am.

Sale on Saturday 5 April, 11pm.

Contact of the sale

+33 2 35 00 37 78

contact@normandy-auction.fr

60, rue Verte

76 000 ROUEN

FRANCE

Lot 99

UNITED KINGDOM, Royal Victorian Order (founded 1896).

Rare and luxurious knight-commander plaque (K.C.V.O.) in silver and silver-gilt (800 thousandths), and enameled 14k (585/1000) gold, entirely paved with old-cut diamonds.

14k (585/1000) gold toggle pin closure.

London, circa 1912.

Maker: GARRARD & Co, jewelers since 1722, suppliers to the British Royal Court from 1843 to 2007.

L.: 7.5 cm. Gross weight: 65.5 g.

Provenance

Lord Herbert Stern, first Baron Michelham (1851-1919).

History

He is the son of a London-based German banker and a Portuguese baroness. He worked as the director of the Stern Brothers bank, and distinguished for his philanthropic actions during the Great War. His artistic patronage was characterized by numerous donations to London's National Gallery. Elevated to the distinction of Baron Michelham in February 1906 by King Edward VII, he was also rewarded for his loyal services by being made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on April 4, 1912. On February 13, 1906, during the first session of Parliament in the reign of Edward VII (1901-1910), Lord Herbert Michelham was introduced to the House of Lords by Lord Belper and Lord Shelborne. Dressed in his ceremonial robes, he was inducted as a Baron by the new British monarch, Edward VII, along with four other Lords.

€ 4,000/6,000