“CANNING” JEWEL
SOLD BY LORD HAREWOOD LONDON, 22nd July. nnnm fi there , )s ? n °P eniu g bid of £IO,OOO the jewel will be withdrawn,” said Sotheby’s auctioneer, regarding the famous “Canning” jewel, owned by Lord -“‘irewood, husband of Princess Mary. Within seconds a bid came, then the silence was broken by a hammer falling, liie buyer was an American woman, it is intended to place the jewel in an American museum. . jovvel was found in the Treasury of Oudh, at the capture of Delhi during the Indian mutiny. Lord Harewood ill hen ted it from the second Marquis of Clanricarde, whose family name was Canning. It, is a superb gold pendant in the form of a Triton (Sea God), studded with diamonds, rubies and pearls, and is attributed to the Italian artist, Benvenuto Cellini.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 4 August 1931, Page 9
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