Fall Jewelry 
26 October 2022
Fall Jewelry 
527

Antique

Diamond and enamel monogram pendant


The pendant set with the royal cipher of Tsar Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland 1825-1855, in rose and old-mine cut diamonds, on a guilloché blue enamel background, surrounded by old mine-cut diamonds ; early 19th Century
Silver-topped yellow gold
2.25 x 1.625 in; Gross weight 21.6 dwts
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $28,600
own a similar item?
free evaluation

provenance: Prince Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel I Thence by descent

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

print

Prince Monyo

From Political Prisoner to Artist

Prince Monyo, left, and his bride Maria, center, on their wedding day

Born in Bucharest, Romania, Prince Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel Herescu, or simply Prince Monyo, was the last in the line of descendants of Romanian Voevods Kings. He spent 7 ½ years in solitary confinement as a political prisoner of the communists before he escaped to the United States as a political refugee in the 1960s. After living in Canada for a time, he finally settled in Florida in the 1980s. He was a self-taught sculptural artist and would open one of the largest bronze foundries in Florida. Prince Monyo became an internationally acclaimed artist and was known to drive around Palm Beach in one of his luxurious Rolls Royce sedans. The present lot is a family heirloom that he gifted to his wife, Princess Maria.

527