Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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Egyptology: Veronica Wenefryde Nefertari Bethell (1917-2018), daughter of the Egyptologist Capt. the Hon. Richard Bethell (1883-1929), and Evelyn Lucia Millicent, née Hutton, gilt cameograph portrait medal, bust of the seven-year old to r., engraved NEFERTARI BETHELL 1924, 66.5mm., a delightful image, extremely fine and rare
Wenefryde Nefertari Bethell's father, Captain Richard Bethell, was secretary to Howard Carter and was with him at the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Seven years later he was found dead in his bed at an exclusive Mayfair club, from a suspected smothering. Three months later his father, the 3rd Baron Westbury, also died suddenly, the deaths adding fuel to belief in the 'curse' which befell those who had disturbed the tomb of Tutankhamun. Her father named her Nefertari, after the Egyptian queen and first of the Great Royal Wives of Ramesses the Great. She was married in 1941 to Lt-Col James [Jimmy] Innes (1915-2004). Her brother, David Allan Bethell, became the 5th Baron Westbury.
The Cameograph Company was short-lived. Established in 1924, it went into voluntary liquidation in 1931.
(120-160 GBP)
Wenefryde Nefertari Bethell's father, Captain Richard Bethell, was secretary to Howard Carter and was with him at the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Seven years later he was found dead in his bed at an exclusive Mayfair club, from a suspected smothering. Three months later his father, the 3rd Baron Westbury, also died suddenly, the deaths adding fuel to belief in the 'curse' which befell those who had disturbed the tomb of Tutankhamun. Her father named her Nefertari, after the Egyptian queen and first of the Great Royal Wives of Ramesses the Great. She was married in 1941 to Lt-Col James [Jimmy] Innes (1915-2004). Her brother, David Allan Bethell, became the 5th Baron Westbury.
The Cameograph Company was short-lived. Established in 1924, it went into voluntary liquidation in 1931.
(120-160 GBP)