A Victorian gold locket inscribed Kildonan, the reverse with glazed panel containing a photograph, 3cm diameter, in fitted case/Note: A note with the lot reads 'Locket made of Gold from the Duke of Sutherland's Mine at Kildonan (near Dunrobin) Sutherlandshire. Given to Louisa Blanche Howard (Mrs Cecil Foljambe) July 1869 by Charlotte Duchess of Norfolk who was daughter of the 1st Duke of Sutherland and Elizabeth Countess of Sutherland'. The Kildonan Gold Rush was a short lived affair from 1869-1870 which was ended by the Duke of Sutherland owing to a clash of interests with deer stalking/Provenance: From the collection of the Earl of Liverpool
Sold for £10,000
A Victorian gold locket inscribed Kildonan, the reverse with glazed panel containing a photograph, 3cm diameter, in fitted case/Note: A note with the lot reads 'Locket made of Gold from the Duke of Sutherland's Mine at Kildonan (near Dunrobin) Sutherlandshire. Given to Louisa Blanche Howard (Mrs Cecil Foljambe) July 1869 by Charlotte Duchess of Norfolk who was daughter of the 1st Duke of Sutherland and Elizabeth Countess of Sutherland'. The Kildonan Gold Rush was a short lived affair from 1869-1870 which was ended by the Duke of Sutherland owing to a clash of interests with deer stalking/Provenance: From the collection of the Earl of Liverpool
Auction: Fine Art & Antiques, 25th Jan, 2022