AN ANTIQUE OPAL AND DEMANTOID GARNET NECKACE

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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE STEWART BEESON Lucille Beeson, a well-known philanthropist, collector, and lawyer, was a woman ahead of her time. An Atlanta native, in 1931 Mrs. Beeson was one of the first women to receive a law degree and be admitted to the Georgia Bar. For a time, she specialized in criminal law, learning firsthand of the plight of prisoners and the condition of jails in that era. These experiences reinforced her empathy for others and desire to help the less fortunate. In 1936, she married Dwight Moody Beeson, an executive with Liberty National Insurance, and moved to Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Beeson not only shared her philanthropic spirit, but also her love for collecting beautiful things. In 1946, the Beesons began assembling what would become an internationally known collection of rare and important Wedgwood china. They later donated the entire collection to the Birmingham Museum of Art, and left the bulk of their estate in trust for the perpetual benefit of thirteen local charities. Mrs. Beeson's unprecedented generosity and eye for beauty enhanced the lives of all those around her.

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AN ANTIQUE OPAL AND DEMANTOID GARNET NECKACE
Designed as a graduating fringe of alternating oval cabochon opals and seed pearl links, and oval and circular-cut demaintoid garnet links, joined to an oval link backchain, mounted in gold circa 1900, 16½ ins., in a fitted leather case

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Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.