The Duchess of Windsor Collection reached the highest world record for a single-owner Jewelry sale ever conducted. 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 Wallis Simpson Jewelry Collection consisted of 214 pieces.
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 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.
Credits to: [ Ссылка ] BBC documentary.
Sources:
1) W.E by Madonna [ Ссылка ]
2) Antique Jewelry Investor [ Ссылка ]
3) Sotheby's International Jewelry Section
4) Wikipedia [ Ссылка ]
5) Anne Sebba "That Women"
6) The Movie Wallis And Simpson 2005 [ Ссылка ]
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