Lot 16
Charles de Temple: An aquamarine and diamond ring and earrings, 1970s
£7,308
Auction: 17 October 2023 from 10:00 BST
Description
Each set with a pear-shaped aquamarine within a bi-coloured openwork surround of textured design, accented with brilliant-cut diamonds, earrings signed CdeT, ring unsigned
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Provenance
From the estate of the late Elfrieda Fluss, milliner to HM Queen Elizabeth
Elfrieda Fluss was born in Moravia in 1914 and fled to England in 1939. Working at a hat factory in Luton, it was not long before she was discovered by a visiting milliner. She set up her own boutique on South Molton Street in 1947 and was invited to show her collections to the Queen soon after and continued to supply hats for her for many years. She was responsible among others for the distinctive tricorn hat worn every year by the Queen for the Trooping of the Colour.
