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A Shell Cameo Brooch
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Sold
$500
Live Auction
Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Description
A Shell Cameo Brooch
shell cameo measuring 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 mm. Yellow metal. 3 x 2 1/2 inches.
Gross weight: 18.00 dwt.
Provenance
Provenance: Hubert McDonnell Snr. and by descent to Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descentPictured:An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.