It's a Dog's life

This was Lot No: 93, at Bonhams Dog Sale, on 12th February this year . Described as a Victorian lavishly engraved silvered metal and leather collar in the baroque taste with hinged lead ring, inscribed 'Cormongers,/ Nutfield' and 'Corsellis', height 3 in. (8 cm.), diameter 5 1/2 in. (15 cm.)

This had a remarkable pedigree, it was used by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and was applied to the necks of their aforementioned pug dogs .

Absorbed by Lord Fayed of Fulham when he purchased the Windors' house in Paris. He sold them on , not it appears with the silver feeding bowls that their 4 dogs were fed from. This single collar was sold for US $2,500 plus Premium and tax .