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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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0097: A set of three French floral needlework cushions The silk 19th century, later made in to cushion...Est. £600-£1,000
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0098: A good and impressive mid-19th century Giant English hour striking and repeating carriage clock ...Est. £4,000-£6,000
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0099: Feliks Topolski (Polish, 1907-1989) London Suite The complete portfolio, 1973, comprising six li...Est. £700-£1,000
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0103: A Regency style occasional table, previously belonging to Nancy Lancaster19th century and laterEst. £500-£800
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0104: A prototype occasional table designed by Nancy LancasterThird quarter 20th century incorporating...Est. £600-£1,000
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0105: Nancy Lancaster's 9 carat gold and gold-mounted travelling leather vanity case The gold marked N...Est. £20,000-£30,000
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0106: A pair of alabaster, moulded and cut glass, and gilt metal candlesticks adapted into lamp bases ...Est. £600-£800
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0108: Lady Glenconner's silver Parker fountain pen, together with a signed copy of her 2019 autobiogra...Est. £200-£300
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0109: A pair of French mid-19th century carved giltwood console tablesIn the Rococo style (2)Est. £2,000-£3,000
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0110: A Louis XIV stained tortoiseshell, gilt-brass mounted and cut brass inlaid bureau mazarinPossibl...Est. £8,000-£12,000
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0111: A French kingwood, tulipwood, gilt bronze and enamel mounted occasional tableThe central grisail...Est. £1,000-£1,500
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0112: A Louis XV kingwood, gilt bronze and porcelain mounted table en chiffonnièreCirca 1761 and ...Est. £2,000-£3,000
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0113: A French second half 19th century kingwood, gilt bronze and Sèvres mounted guéridon In...Est. £2,000-£3,000
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0114: A French early 20th century bois satine and gilt metal mounted occasional tableIn the Louis XV s...Est. £800-£1,200
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0115: A set of four George III silver gilt dishes Thomas Robins, London 1810 (4)Est. £3,000-£5,000
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0116: A pair of George VI Asprey silver partridges Asprey & Co Ltd., London 1939 (2)Est. £800-£1,200
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0117: Two Victorian silver-gilt christening mugs One George Ivory, London 1851; the other John Samuel ...Est. £400-£600
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0118: A late 17th century German silver-gilt tumbler cup Samuel Schneeweiss (Master 1670, died 1698), ...Est. £400-£600
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