GARRARD: GOLD AND DIAMOND BRACELET, CIRCA 1962
The supple woven gold straps trimmed with two rows of brilliant-cut diamonds, gathered through a central ropetwist knot set with brilliant-cut diamonds, French assay mark, maker's mark, London import marks for 1962, length 8.5cm
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Provenance:
Sheila Wingfield, née Beddington, Viscountess Powerscourt (1906-1992)

Sheila Wingfield, Lady Powerscourt (1906-1992), was a poet and a writer. Wealthy and beautiful, she was largely self-taught and fought various obstacles during her lifetime to gain recognition for her work, despite admiration from contemporary writers such as W.B Yeats, Sir John Betjeman and T.S Eliot. Her best-known work, considered her masterpiece, is her 2000-line poem, Beat Drum, Beat Heart (1946), written about World War II, in which her husband served and was captured by the Germans in North Africa.
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There is a very small, minor split to the woven gold on the left bracelet strap at the lower edge near the ropework knot. The clasp engraved 'Made in France'. Some minor surface scratching and marks consistent with age and use. Diamonds of good commercial quality. Estimated total diamond weight 2.30 carats (approximate). Gross weight 73.6 grams.