Jewels of the real-life Lady Chatterley

Twelve items of jewellery belonging to Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938) – the woman who inspired the DH Lawrence character Lady Chatterley – contributed more than £15,000 to the sale conducted by Woolley & Wallis on October 26.

Morrell, who enjoyed what today would be called an ‘open marriage’ with her husband, the Liberal M…

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