Royal presentation brooch from Queen Elizabeth II sells for $216K at Noonans

Diamond and platinum brooch by Garrard & Co., given by Queen Elizabeth II to Lavina, Duchess of Norfolk, for her help prior to the Queen’s 1953 Coronation, £180,000. Image courtesy of Noonans and LiveAuctioneers
Diamond and platinum brooch by Garrard & Co., given by Queen Elizabeth II to Lavina, Duchess of Norfolk, for her help prior to the Queen’s 1953 Coronation, £180,000. Image courtesy of Noonans and LiveAuctioneers
Diamond and platinum brooch by Garrard & Co., given by Queen Elizabeth II to Lavina, Duchess of Norfolk, for her help prior to the Queen’s 1953 coronation, £180,000. Image courtesy of Noonans and LiveAuctioneers

LONDON – A Royal presentation diamond brooch given by Queen Elizabeth II to Lavina, Duchess of Norfolk, for assistance prior to her coronation in 1953, sold June 14 for £180,000 to a European collector during a Noonans auction titled Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu.

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