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 ...

An unidentified owner is selling the items, which were acquired at Sotheby's record "Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor" sale in Geneva in April 1987. Eleven Cartier pieces are included in the new sale.

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 ...

Sotheby's says it is auctioning about 3 million pounds ($4.6 million) worth of jewelry once owned by Wallis Simpson, the American socialite who became Duchess of Windsor.

A selection of the Duchess of Windsor’s jewels fetched $12.5 million at auction this week. Martyn Gregory, who produced a BBC film about the famous collection, recalls Mohamed Al-Fayed’s ...

After the Duchess of Windsor’s death, her famous jewels made history at a 1987 Sotheby’s auction in Geneva, fetching over $50 million, a record for a single-owner jewelry collection.

GENEVA, Switzerland – It is billed as the sale of the century – a cascade of diamonds and sapphires and rubies and emeralds that belonged to the Duchess of Windsor. High society reserve… ...

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 ...

A set of jewels once owned by American socialite Wallis Simpson — the woman who wooed King Edward VIII from the British throne and became the Duchess of Windsor — fetched nearly $12.5 million ...