The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor"...an enduring record of the most remarkable jewellery sale of our time, each piece of the Windsor collection is fully described not only im gemological terms but also in relation to the lives of the celebrated couple"--book jacket flap. |
Contents
THE COLLECTION AND THE SALE 6 | 7 |
SALE PRICES 18 | 18 |
DESK SEALS OBJETS DE VERTU AND SILVER | 82 |
Copyright | |
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18 CARAT GOLD Abdication amethyst Aunt Bessie baguette baguette diamonds Baldwin beads birthday border bracelet brilliant-cut diamonds brooch cabochon Candé Cannes Cartier Cecil Beaton circa circular-cut diamonds clasp Cleef & Arpels clip CULTURED PEARL cushion-shaped cypher decorated DESK SEAL DIAMOND EARCLIPS dress Duchess of Windsor Duke and Duchess Duke of Windsor EMERALD AND DIAMOND enamel Ernest Simpson following weights Fort Belvedere France friends gilt Harry Winston inscribed and dated jewellery jewels June King Edward VIII King George King's Story Lady Furness later Letters London Lord maker's mark marriage Merryman motifs mounted by Cartier necklace opposite panther Paris pavé-set pear-shaped pendant photograph poinçon Prince Edward Prince of Wales Prince's Queen Mary recorded in Cartier's Rectangular Royal Highness RUBY AND DIAMOND sapphire SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND signed and numbered SILVER Sotheby's step-cut stones TURQUOISE Wallis Simpson wedding weights are recorded wrote York