Lot Essay
The monogram was designed by Lord Snowdon.
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CIRCA 1960
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FIVE STOURBRIDGE CUT AND ENGRAVED GLASS PLACEMATS AND TWELVE METAL PLACEMATS WITH MATCHING MONOGRAM
CIRCA 1960
Each engraved with a monogram of the entwined initials 'M' and 'A', the glass with a starburst, presented by the Stourbridge Crystal Glass Manufacturers Association to 'H.R.H. Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon on the Occasion of their Visit to factories of member firms', the glass in two presentation boxes, distress to cases (17)
CIRCA 1960
Each engraved with a monogram of the entwined initials 'M' and 'A', the glass with a starburst, presented by the Stourbridge Crystal Glass Manufacturers Association to 'H.R.H. Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon on the Occasion of their Visit to factories of member firms', the glass in two presentation boxes, distress to cases (17)
Provenance
The metal placemats - Probably given to H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon on the occasion of her marriage to Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon, on 6 May 1960 by The Hon. Gavin and Lady Irene Astor, 11, Lyall Street, Eaton Square, London, S.W.1.
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