Jewellery, Objects of Vertu, Silver and Watches

Royal Interest: A shell cameo brooch, circa 1820-1830, depicting Prince Frederick, Duke of York & Albany, carved in profile, in military uniform, and wearing the badge of The Order of the St Esprit, bearing scratched signature ‘ ***F. Roma’ below, within cannetille work gold mount, length 5.5cm. £800-£1,000

By family repute, formerly the property of the Carey family of Guernsey.

Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827), was the second son of King George III and the younger brother of George IV.
A solider by profession, he served as the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. From 1820 until his death, he was the heir presumptive to his elder brother, King George IV, but predeceased him, never ascending the throne. He is famously remembered in popular culture as the inspiration for the nursery rhyme ‘The Grand Old Duke of York’.






Caption: Portrait of the Duke of York, by Thomas Lawrence, 1816: The Royal Collection.