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ANTIQUE DIAMOND NECKLACE
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ANTIQUE DIAMOND NECKLACE

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ANTIQUE DIAMOND NECKLACE
Old-cut diamonds, silver and white gold, accompanied by seven clip-brooch fittings and tiara frame, circa 1900, fitted blue case

Size/Dimensions: necklace 39.1 cm (15 3/8 in)
Gross Weight: 113.3 grams

Myra Alice Newton, Lady Fox (1906-1981)
Christie's, London, 1982, lot 140
Christie's, Geneva, 15 May 2003, lot 208

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The Honorable Myra Alice Newton, also known as Lady Fox (1906-1981), was the daughter of George Newton, 1st Baron Eltisley. Her father was an active British politian from 1909 to 1942. She was married to Sir Gifford Wheaton Grey Fox, 2nd Baronet, from 1927 until their divorce in 1952. Gifford Fox was a British politician who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1932 to 1950.