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Henry VIII collar found

Submitted by Sharikkamur on Fri, 2008/08/22 - 12:13. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | English | Jewelry/Lapidary
A complete double-S collar presented as a reward for exceptional service by Henry VIII to Edward Montagu, then Lord Chief Justice, has been found in the family home of poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

The collar, which is scheduled to be auctioned at Christie's, is expected to fetch around UK£1 million.

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