Victorian jewellery from the family of William Holman Hunt excels at Knightsbridge sale
When, in 1854, William Holman Hunt decided to leave England to further his religious painting in Syria, John Everett Millais was distraught at the prospect of losing the only friend he entirely trusted.
In the throes of confused love for John Ruskin's wife, Effie, Millais wrote: "In truth I don't think…