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LULU GUINNESS’S 19TH-CENTURY SILK AUMÔNIÈRE

“I spotted this silk aumônière online and quickly started a conversation with the owner to findbest artisans to display their work, and this aumônière was awarded two medals, suggesting that at the time it was a very precious item indeed. The workmanship and beauty, as well as the exceptional condition, meant I just had to have it. I loved sharing this with SJ when she came to visit, and it now hangs off my heavenly Gavin Houghton lampshade, here in Gloucestershire.”

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