History of Famous Jewels and Collections: Bit surprised by the low estimate for the pearl tiara

Tiaras have become more in demand in recent years and have started to make huge money at auction, so I will watch this tiara and how it sells with interest.

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One of the versions of the Christie's catalogue at which the Bathurst jewels will be sold on 30 July 20220 has been published on the web.

See from page 140 onwards https://www.christies.com/zmags/?ZmagsPublishID=30ea3be7%20&SaleTitle=&SaleId=28484&GUID=

Christie's has some much clearer images of various jewels as worn by the Countesses.

Below is a very poor quality image I have from a ball for the Vale of the White Horse Hunt in 1928. Compare it to the one used on page 154 by Christie's -- there is no contest about which is the better image,

One of the most interesting new pieces of information supplied by Christie's is that the diamond and pearl tiara/necklace was given to Lilias, Countess of Bathurst by her husband when her first child, Lady Meriel, was born. See page 151 of the catalogue.