Inventory of Jewels Belonging to Mrs Leopold de Rothschild. 5 Hamilton Place W (London). R & S Garrard & Co., Crown Jewellers, July, 1887.

<<A finely presented manuscript inventory of Rothschild Jewels, composed by the Crown Jewellers.>> The index tabulates the collection belonging to Mrs. Leopold de Rothschild, including: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, pink pearls, rings, sundries, brooches, bracelets, necklaces and watches. Certain items were altered as fashion changed and the Garrard inventory is marked in red ink to reflect this, for example: “Used in small bar brooch;” or “used for centres of collar;” “broken-up,” etc. Marie Perugia de Rothschild (1862-1937) was the wife of Leopold de Rothschild, the third son and youngest of the five children of Lionel de Rothschild (1808-79) and Charlotte von Rothschild (1819-84). Marie was the daughter of the Trieste merchant Achille Perugia. Her sister Louise married Arthur Sassoon. A close friend, H.R.H. Edward, Prince of Wales attended the wedding at London’s Central Synagogue. Maria and Leopold de Rothschild were avid collectors of fine art which graced their country manor, Ascott House in Buckinghamshire. In addition to being an avid horseman, who assembled a stable of some of the top thoroughbreds in Europe, Leopold was active in the Jewish community, serving as vice-president of the Anglo-Jewish Association, chairman of the Jewish Emigration Society, and a treasurer of the London Jewish Board of Deputies.