Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd July 2019
Lot 559
λ A Victorian ivory brush
Estimate £100 - £150
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Description
λ A Victorian ivory brush, with initials 'C.R.M.' possibly made by Lady Gertrude Eleanor Crawford for her nephew Cecil Richard Molyneux (1899-1916) and an ivory pin cushion and box which bear the initials for her sister, Rose Mary Molyneux (1870-1905), 12cm (max). (3)
Cecil Richard Molyneux (1899-1916) was the son of Osbert Cecil Molyneux, 6th Earl of Sefton. He enlisted in the Royal Navy and was killed in action on board of H.M.S. Lion.