Fine Jewellery - 18th April 2019
Lot 1306
A Regency gold long guard chain
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1400
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Description
A Regency gold long guard chain, the fancy lozenge and rhombus-shaped links are pieces, with ropetwist decoration in gold, 15g, 108cm
Provenance: Elizabeth Williams (nee Chellingworth), pictured right wearing the longuard chain. Family tradition holds that it was found in the body of her husband, Richard Williams, who died in a shipwreck off the coast of Conway.