![]() Designer costume Jewelry was not only worn by royalty, but also by many of the rich and famous movie stars of the time, such as Joan Crawford, Lucille Ball, and Gloria Vanderbilt. The Duchess of Windsor on occasion would wear American costume designer Jewelry, including Miriam Haskell Jewelry. According to New York Sotheby's Jewelry expert, Catherine Becket, Queen Mary handed the Pearls down to her son - Edward VIII, bequeathing the accidents of mother-nature to Wallis Simpson, as her way of reconciliation, "perhaps, not of approval, but a sort of approval of Wallis," adds Becket. They sold the Natural Pearl necklace twenty years later for $3,625,000. A magnificent strand of Natural pearls, formerly of the collection of the Duchess of Windsor was bought at the Geneva auction in1987 by Kelly and Calvin Klein for $3,00,700. The Duchess was also a lover of Natural Pearls. Rubies, Diamonds, Emeralds and Blue Sapphires feature in the exotic Cartier Flamingo Clip! Sapphires were the Duchess of Windsor's Favourite Gemstone Wallis thought the colour of blue sapphires brought out the colour of her eyes, and they probably did! She purchased the antique diamond ostrich plume brooch (image above) as she openly admired it when Wallis Simpson wore it, and bought it mainly for sentimental reasons.Īnother famous Jewel in the collection was a sapphire pendant that was rumoured to have been bought on behalf of fellow British actress and celebrity, Joan Collins. The American famous actress, Elizabeth Taylor, was also an avid Jewelry Collector and a close friend of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. ĭiamonds and Elizabeth Taylor are synonymous but Peachy Pear Diamonds were not Elizabeth Taylor's only best friends. It was sold by Sotheby's to the late Elizabeth Taylor. ![]() The Three Ostrich Plume Diamond Brooch was designed in 1935, by Edward (who was at the time, the Prince of Wales) for his future bride, before the wedding in 1937. The Jewel that commanded the highest price reached £2m ($3.15m) was a 31-carat diamond ring by a Japanese jeweller. In Sotheby's New York, another 600 people were in the main salesroom to view slides of the Duchess of Windsor Jewels and to have their bids relayed to Geneva. Edward VIII was determined that no other woman beside Wallis would ever wear them.īut, the King of England who became the Duke of Windsor in 1936 when he abdicated the throne in shame to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee, was not to have his way.Īround 1,000 bidders crowded into a huge tent erected by Sotheby's next to Lake Geneva for the two-day sale. Indeed, so obsessed was King Edward VIII of Wallis, he insisted the Duchess of Windsor's collection of jewels be dismantled after her death. They married in a private ceremony on 3 June 1937, at Chateau de Candé in France the marriage changed the course of modern history.Įdward VIII showered the love of his life, throughout their marriage with the finest Jewels. For the Love of Wallis SimpsonĮven celebrity couples in love were no match for this royal couple in love. The Sotheby's auction of the Jewels in 1987 set international society and the press agog. The Duchess of Windsor collection record the Wallis and Edward (WE) love story in a most personal way. The Duchess wore the Bracelet on her wedding day. Among the pieces in the Duchess of Windsor collection that were auctioned, was the Cartier Diamond Bracelet. The Cartier Jewelry from the Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII collection were again sold by Sotheby's at auction in November 2010. The couple marked the milestones of their romance and 20 years of their marriage with exquisite Jewelry keepsakes. View the Catalogue of the Jewels and precious objects formerly belonging to the Duchess of Windsor presented by Sotheby's Here. The Jewels that comprise of the Duchess of Windsor Collection, which King Edward VIII of the British Royal Family, lavished on Wallis Warfield Simpson were only part of the love story though. The Duchess of Windsor Jewels were unique, not only because of the record price they fetched but also due to the fact that these pieces immortalise the most controversial love story of modern times. The Wallis Simpson Jewelry Collection consisted of 214 pieces. This royal assemblage on the List of Famous Collections was originally sold in 1987, by Sotheby's in Geneva for the record price of $53.5 million. The Duchess of Windsor Collection reached the highest world record for a single-owner Jewelry sale ever conducted.
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