A gift of the king: Civil War gauntlet gloves quadruple estimate at Bonhams
The timed online sale of Books & Manuscripts at Bonhams Knightsbridge that closed on March 20 included a pair of 17th century embroidered gauntlet gloves that reference one of the most famous – and most romanticised – moments of the Civil War.
As a manuscript note attests, these were reputedly ‘given by King Charles the Second to Miss Jenny L…