English And Continental Furniture Including The Collection Of Countess Moira Rossi De Montelera 2005 Christie's London

English And Continental Furniture Including The Collection Of Countess Moira Rossi De Montelera 2005 Christie's LondonAnd The London Stock Of H. C. Baxter & Sons [309] pp. w 475 lots Christie's London 10 1 2" x 8 1 4" Fine Scroll Down for (9) Additional Scans: Moira (Forbes) Rossi di Montelera (1910 1994) Lady Moira (Forbes) Rossi di Montelera, Countess Rossi of Switzerland Countess Moira Mary Forbes was born in 1910, the eldest of two daughters of the Marchioness of Bute, 8th Earl Granard and Beatrice, his countess who was the daughter of American financier Ogden

And The London Stock Of H.C. Baxter & Sons

[309] pp.

w/ 475 lots

Christie's London

10 1/2" x 8 1/4"

Fine

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Moira (Forbes) Rossi di Montelera (1910-1994)
Lady Moira (Forbes) Rossi di Montelera, Countess Rossi of Switzerland

Countess Moira Mary Forbes was born in 1910, the eldest of two daughters of the Marchioness of Bute, 8th Earl Granard and Beatrice, his countess who was the daughter of American financier Ogden Mills of Staatsburg, USA. Lady Granard née Ogden Mills, was a frequent patron of Cartier and was described as "the last great buyer of Kokoshniks in London", ordering one in 1922, 1923 and a third in 1937, purchasing versions in seed pearls, diamond drops and a novel combination of aquamarine beads, sapphires and pearls. In 1937 Chips Channon remarked in his diary about a dinner he held in February of 1938 attended by Winston and Mrs Churchill, that "Lady Granard could scarcely walk for jewels". A combination of European aristocracy and American wealth allowed the Countess's daughter to indulge her two passions for horse racing and jewellery, at her homes in London, Paris, Ireland and on the Hudson River. It was her second marriage to Theo Rossi that bestowed on her the exotic title.