A LONSDALE ROMANCE
There is a romantic story, remembered perhaps by ,-verv few,’ connected with the wonderful dinner-set of Sevres china at Lowther Castle. It had been stolen in Paris during the Revolution, and subsequently purchased by the second Earl of Lonsdale, grandfather of the present earl. There were three pieces wanting, and ’for these the earl searched for many years without success. At last—his age was 80—he heard that they were catalogued in a sale at Christie’s. Ho sent a friend to purchase them, and, being very feeble, waited outside in his brougham. The missing pieces were purchased. Lord Lonsdale took them home—and died that night 1
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12526, 16 August 1926, Page 9
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108A LONSDALE ROMANCE New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12526, 16 August 1926, Page 9
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