Lot Essay
One pearl from this necklace was donated to the Red Cross appeal, 1918.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF GLORIA, THE LATE DOWAGER COUNTESS BATHURST
ANTIQUE NATURAL PEARL NECKLACE
Details
ANTIQUE NATURAL PEARL NECKLACE
Composed of 39 principal natural pearls measuring 8.2 - 6.6mm, and 22 further later added natural pearls, half pearl clasp, gold, circa 1850, 44.5 cm, fitted case with handwritten 19th century notes
Gem & Pearl Laboratory; 2020, report no. 18477: natural pearls, saltwater
Composed of 39 principal natural pearls measuring 8.2 - 6.6mm, and 22 further later added natural pearls, half pearl clasp, gold, circa 1850, 44.5 cm, fitted case with handwritten 19th century notes
Gem & Pearl Laboratory; 2020, report no. 18477: natural pearls, saltwater
Provenance
According to inscribed label, given by HRH The Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, daughter of George III (1776-1857), to her lady-in-waiting, Lady Georgina Bathurst (1792-1874) and by descent to her niece Selina Bathurst, by whom given to Evelyn Countess Bathurst on the occasion of her marriage in June 1874 and by descent.
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