The Duchess’s collection of designer jewels was first offered at auction at a sale held along Lake Geneva in 1987, where bids soared, far exceeding pre-sale estimates.

The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor collection was auctioned by Sotheby’s in London on November 30, 2010. The collection, originally auctioned in 1983, comprises 20 pieces owned by former ...

Jewels that King Edward VIII gave the woman for whom he abdicated sold for 8 million pounds ($12.5 million) in London tonight, almost twice the presale estimate, as collectors battled for works by ...

But the Duchess of Windsor, and the whole package, is up there with Marie Antoinette, in a weird way.” Maybe Wallis did become some kind of a queen, after all.

Tony Soprano, The Duchess of Windsor, and Me: A Brief History of Heart Jewelry Just in time for Valentine's Day. By Stellene Volandes Published: Feb 02, 2023 12:40 PM EST ...

The Duchess of Windsor's collection fetched $12.5 million at auction this week. Martyn Gregory, who produced a film about the gems, recalls Mohamed Al-Fayed's fascination with them.

That love story, along with the duchess' life, is all tied up in more than 700 pieces in the collection -- everything from jewelry to the Life Magazine issue -- featuring the couple on its cover ...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Diamond bracelets that belonged to Marie Antoinette and a ruby and diamond bangle offered to the Duchess of Windsor by her husband on their ...

The Duchess's collection of designer jewels was first offered at auction at a sale held along Lake Geneva in 1987, where bids soared, far exceeding pre-sale estimates.