A Shell Cameo Brooch
Sale 2109 - Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Jun 21, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Price Realized
$635
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot 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.
Gross weight: 18.00 dwt.
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 descent
Pictured:
An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.
Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.
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