Evening star., 1923-07-08
BY THE MARaUIsE DE FONrENoY.


Lord SackvilIe has no male issue,
and his only child. Victoria, a clever
novelist, now married to the Hon.
Harold Nicolson. a younger son of
Lord Carnock. is by reason of her
sex excluded from the succession to
her fathers peerage and entailed
estates, which include the magnificent
old country seat Of Knole Park, at
Seven oaks, in Kent. These entailed
estates, which are OF considerable
value, go to Lord sackville's soldier
brother, Maj. Gen. the Hon. Str
Charles Sackville- West. military at
tache of the British embassy in Paris,
and who during the greater part of
the war acted as British military
representative on the allied war
council in France.
When the late Sir John Murray
Scott died some twelve or fourte en-
years ago, it was found that the
colossal fortune which he had in
ard and Lady Wallace, had been be-
Queathed by him, not to his own
brothers and sisters and other rela-
tives, nor yet to the grandchildren
of Sir Richard and Lady Wallace.
but to Lady Sackville, for whom he
had contracted sort of romantic
friendship. becoming, as shown by the
legal proceedings in connection with
the contest of his will, completely
subject to her influence. The money
amounted to many millions Of dollars,
much landed property in England,
Scotland. Ireland and France and an
accumulation Of wonderful art treas
ureo.
II had always been expected that
the art treasures, of which there
were an enormous quantity. alike in
England and France, would, in ac-
cordance with the intentions Of Sir
Richard and Lady Wallace. go In
their entirety to swell, the valuable
collection of art treasures presented
by Sir Richard and Lady Wallace to
the nation. and which are on public
view at the state-oWned Wallace Mu-
scum in Manchester Square. But the
main art treasures of which Sir James
Murray-Scott had retained possession
France, were left by him to Lady
Sackville. and they found home in
Knole Park, a tremendously spacious
country seat, or rather palace, dating
from Tudor times, and the scene of
much English history in former CEN
turtles.
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1t has now, however, uaWned upon
Lady SackvilIe that neither she nor
her husband is any longer in the
first bloom Of youth. and that when
Lord sackville. who is IN poor health,
dies, his widow and his married
daughter. will be obliged to desert
their Kentish home and to surrender
the possession OF KnoIe to Gen. Sir
Charles. Saekyille- West, who Is a
widower, and. who will then become
fourth Lord ,Sackville. That will in
volve the removal Of all the belong
ings of the present Lady Sackville,
ali the enormous collection Of art
treasures which she inherited from
her admirer, the late Sir John Muir
ray-Scott, to some other place: Even
with all the old country seats that are
in the market, 1t would be dimcult 70
hnd one that would lend itself TO the
housing Of her art collections. And
SO she has determined to sell them by
The sale is now in progress, and is
likely to continue during the remain
der Of the present month.
It includes diamond necklace OF
forty-two large stones which ne-
longed to Queen Catherine Parr, .one
of the half dozen consorts of that
bluebeard monarch, Henry VIII;
paintings of Gainsborough and Sir
Joshua Reynolds, magnificent Gobelin
tapestries and, In fact, the bulk OF
the marvellous contents. Of Sir Rich j.
ard Wallacs's suburban palace OF
on the outskirts Of Paris-rare cab.
inets by Daniel Marot beautifully
carved In ivory antique. Persian
carpets and wen nigh priceless fur.