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| Cameo Portrait of Edward, Prince of Wales Henrik Wigstrom, 1911 Commissioned by King George V for Queen Mary Crown Copyright The Royal Collection Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
Made by Fabergé workmaster Henrik Emanuel Wigström (1862-1923), this cameo dates to 1911—the year of the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary. Carved into smoky quartz and set into a gold frame mounted with rose-cut diamonds, this cameo depicts Edward, Prince of Wales who would later be briefly known as King Edward VII (prior to the whole Abdication Kerfuffle), and then, as the Duke of Windsor.
The cameo was commissioned by King George V who gave the portrait to Queen Mary for her birthday, May 26, 1912. The piece was to commemorate the investiture of Prince Edward as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester on July 13, 1911 (it was also his sixteenth birthday). King George V asked that his eldest son be depicted wearing the mantle that he donned for his investiture.
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| The Royal Collection |
We have some nifty things at our online store. For example, we’ve got designs which commemorate another event in the life of the Duke of Windsor…his controversial abdication.
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