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Duchess of Windsor's Jewels Sell High At Auction

An onyx and diamond panther bracelet once owned by Wallis Simpson set a new world record for the most expensive bracelet ever sold at auction. The bracelet sold for £4.5 million ( $7.036 million) at Sotheby's London on Tuesday. The bracelet was part of a collection of jewels once owned by King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, that brought in almost £8 million, far above estimates that topped out just over £4 million. The sale was 100% sold.

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The Duchess of Windsor's Jewels Head To Auction

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Auctions

In the annals of jewelry collecting there are few with the taste and means to purchase like the late Wallis Warfield Simpson. When King Edward VIII proposed to the twice-divorced American socialite he caused a royal scandal. The man who give up his kingdom for love never stopped lavishing his wife with jewelry. It's been 23 years since the auction of the Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor and now Sotheby's will offer twenty pieces for sale in London on November 30. The total sale is expected to bring in around £3 million ($4.582 million). Shown above is a diamond bracelet by Cartier, that once belonged to Wallis Simpson displayed in front of a Cecil Beaton portrait of her. The bracelet is expected to raise 350,000-450,000 pounds.

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