Kashmir necklace sold at Dreweatt Neate
Few pieces of Victorian jewellery have survived in such sparkling condition as this Kashmir sapphire and diamond necklace which sold at Dreweatt Neate’s Donnington Priory saleroom near Newbury last week for £240,000 (plus 15/10% premium) – the highest ever price for jewellery at a provincial saleroom.
The necklace was made in the mid-1880s incorporating six large sapphires from the first trickle of s…