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London, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Glenconner, My Life in Objects
Bonhams is delighted to offer Lady Glenconner: My Life in Objects, a selection of highlights from the personal collection of Lady Glenconner. From being Maid of Honour at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and, later, Lady in Waiting to her childhood friend Princess Margaret, to hosting rockstars on her husband's private island of Mustique, Lady Glenconner has lived an extraordinary life.
Through this carefully curated selection of lots her story of royalty, glamour, and a roller-coaster marriage is told. Lots include Old Master heirlooms, to a gold Cartier box gifted to Lady Glenconner by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and a ballgown worn to the legendary Peacock Ball on Mustique.
Of the sale, Lady Glenconner says: I have had such great pleasure living with these wonderful objects, each telling their own fascinating story and I am delighted that they will soon be going on to new homes, and their stories will enter a new chapter.
Sold alongside this collection is A Farquhar Legacy, a family collection which has passed down through the generations. Sir Walter Rockcliffe Farquhar (1810-1900) was a senior partner at the private bank Herries, Farquhar & Co. which was noted for pioneering circular notes (the precursor to the traveller's cheque) and for becoming leading financiers to Britain's aristocracy and gentry.
Following the Napoleonic Wars, the bank invested in French bonds and is thought to have established connections with Napoleon III, also known as Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. According to family tradition, the deposed Emperor was accommodated by the Farquhar family at their London residence in Eaton Square, before moving to lodgings in St James's Street. It is reputed that, unable to repay the loan by conventional means, Napoleon III presented the family, in gratitude for their safe haven, with valuables from prominent French royal palaces.
Through this carefully curated selection of lots her story of royalty, glamour, and a roller-coaster marriage is told. Lots include Old Master heirlooms, to a gold Cartier box gifted to Lady Glenconner by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and a ballgown worn to the legendary Peacock Ball on Mustique.
Of the sale, Lady Glenconner says: I have had such great pleasure living with these wonderful objects, each telling their own fascinating story and I am delighted that they will soon be going on to new homes, and their stories will enter a new chapter.
Sold alongside this collection is A Farquhar Legacy, a family collection which has passed down through the generations. Sir Walter Rockcliffe Farquhar (1810-1900) was a senior partner at the private bank Herries, Farquhar & Co. which was noted for pioneering circular notes (the precursor to the traveller's cheque) and for becoming leading financiers to Britain's aristocracy and gentry.
Following the Napoleonic Wars, the bank invested in French bonds and is thought to have established connections with Napoleon III, also known as Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. According to family tradition, the deposed Emperor was accommodated by the Farquhar family at their London residence in Eaton Square, before moving to lodgings in St James's Street. It is reputed that, unable to repay the loan by conventional means, Napoleon III presented the family, in gratitude for their safe haven, with valuables from prominent French royal palaces.
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0025: Cecil Beaton (British, 1904-1980); Lady Anne Coke on her wedding day to Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron...Est. £200-£300
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0026: A 9 carat gold Cartier box given by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Jacques Cartier, London, 1954...Est. £4,000-£6,000
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0027: An Elizabeth II silver and gilt compact mirror given to Lady Glenconner by Her Majesty Queen Eli...Est. £800-£1,200
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0028: A matched set of seven Victorian silver-gilt salt cellars Benjamin Preston, London, four marked ...Est. £800-£1,200
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0029: Of Swedish Royal interest: a Swedish white enamel and silver gilt box W. A. Bolin, Stockholm 191...Est. £1,000-£1,500
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0030: A George V silver and silver-gilt Scots Guards compact belonging to Elizabeth, 5th Countess of L...Est. £500-£800
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0032: A pair of Victorian silver-gilt salts given to Lady Glenconner by Princess Margaret Robert Harpe...Est. £500-£800
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0033: A white metal shell and dolphin salt given to Lady Glenconner by Princess MargaretEst. £100-£150
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0034: A pair of mother of pearl, yellow metal and gem-set dishes given to Lady Glenconner by Imelda Ma...Est. £300-£500
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0035: An exceptional Lombard early 19th century purplewood, mahogany, rosewood, tulipwood, maple and m...Est. £50,000-£80,000
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0036: A French late 19th century carved giltwood and Chinese export silk four panel screenIn the Louis...Est. £800-£1,200
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0037: An early 19th century satin-birch, 'mulberry wood', ebonised and mother of pearl vanity and sewi...Est. £400-£600
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0038: A French second half 19th century red stained tortoiseshell, cut brass inlaid and gilt metal mou...Est. £500-£800
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0039: Sir Alfred Gilbert, M.V.O., R.A (British 1854-1934): a patinated bronze figure of 'An Offering t...Est. £1,500-£2,500
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0044: Attributed to Campbell Archibald Mellon (British, 1876-1955) At the BeachEst. £1,500-£2,000
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0045: Campbell Archibald Mellon (British, 1876-1955) Approaching Storm, Easton Broad SouthwoldEst. £600-£800
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