Property of
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Formerly from the Estate of Mrs. Marcus Daly II
Lele Daly was born Leontin von Herrenreich in Vienna in 1893. Her father, General Alois von Herrenreich, was an officer of the court of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary. Raised in Vienna, she came to New York in the 1920's and married Montana mining magnate Marcus Daly II of the Anaconda Copper Company. After Mrs. Daly's husband's death in 1930, she continued her role as one of New York's key social figures. In 1932 the New York Evening Journal proclaimed her "one of Mayfair's most popular hostesses. Her smart dinner parties have been among the sensations of the season." In the 1950's she moved to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to Crown House, a former retreat of the Danish Crown. She returned to New York in the 1960's and died in 1967.
PAIR OF AMETHYST AND PLATINUM CUFFLINKS
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PAIR OF AMETHYST AND PLATINUM CUFFLINKS
Each double link designed as a sugarloaf cabochon amethyst mounted in platinum, joined by a platinum oval link to a link of similar design (amethyst slightly chipped)
Each double link designed as a sugarloaf cabochon amethyst mounted in platinum, joined by a platinum oval link to a link of similar design (amethyst slightly chipped)