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    NELSON’S LOST JEWEL

    Nov 27, 2017 2 minutes

    Nelson received the diamond Chelengk from the Sultan of Turkey following the Battle of the Nile

    “DOWNER, FORMERLY THE HEAD OF JEWELLERY AT SOTHEBY’S IN LONDON, UNRAVELS THE TALE OF THIS GEM, CHARTING ITS JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY AND FORGING PORTRAITS OF NELSON”

    Author: Martyn Downer Publisher: The History Press Price: £20.00

    THE STORY OF THE ICONIC JEWEL THAT WAS

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