Re: Marchioness of Cholmondeley Archived Message
Posted by Alejandro E. on February 12, 2013, 5:18 pm, in reply to "Re: Marchioness of Cholmondeley "
Thanks! In Geneva or in London? Regards! --Previous Message-- : Sorry... Only that it was either Sothebys or : Christies and very soon after her death! : : --Previous Message-- : Do you know the date of the auction? Thanks : in : advance! : : Regards! : : --Previous Message-- : Sybil owned a magnificent tiara and suite of : emeralds that had come from the : (French)Rothschilds via her mother : Aline.After her death the necklace and tiara : were auctioned to pay for the upkeep of the : family tombs : : --Previous Message-- : : Hilarious ! : And I love the pronunciation of the title as : Chumly !! : : --Previous Message-- : : How beautiful Lady Chomondeley must have : looked in those sapphires! : : She was apparently quite the jewel lover. : In her memoirs Wait for Me! , the Dowager : Duchess of Devonshire writes glowingly of : the Marchioness of Cholmondeley and states: : : Sybil came to Chatsworth to shoot, complete : with loader, guns and heavy luggage. She : went up to change for dinner but could not : find her jewel box. There was a frantic : search. Where could it be? It transpired : that the box was so big and heavy that the : pantry staff had mistaken it for her : cartridge case and taken it to the gunroom. : : : : : : : : : :
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