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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

JEWELS OF THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF WINDSOR HIGHLIGHT SOTHEBY’S LONDON FINE JEWELS SALE..On December 12th, a select number of jewels formerly the property of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will hit the auction block for a second time at Sotheby’s in London as part of the auction house’s Fine Jewels sale. A number of cigarette cases, snuff boxes, cuff links and other jeweled possessions, many of which have personal engravings and messages, offer an intimate glimpse into the private life of the former Prince of Wales and his relationships with his parents, King George V and Queen Mary, grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and, of course, Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor.

Lot 457 – AMETHYST, TURQUOISE AND DIAMOND BRACELET, CARTIER, 1954

Lot 457 – AMETHYST, TURQUOISE AND DIAMOND BRACELET, CARTIER, 1954

Lot 458 – AMETHYST, TURQUOISE AND DIAMOND RING, CARTIER, 1989

Lot 459 – SAPPHIRE BRACELET, CARTIER, CIRCA 1945


Lot 456 – CORAL, EMERALD AND DIAMOND CHOKER, CARTIER, 1949

Lot 456 – CORAL, EMERALD AND DIAMOND CHOKER, CARTIER, 1949

Lot 455 – RUBY, SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND PILL BOX, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, 1940S

Lot 454 – PAIR OF ENAMEL, CORAL AND DIAMOND CLIPS, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, 1937

Lot 452 – EMERALD, RUBY AND DIAMOND BROOCH, CARTIER, PARIS, 1930S

Lot 444 – ENAMEL AND DIAMOND CASE, LACLOCHE FRÈRES, CIRCA 1922

Lot 441 – SILVER AND ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE, H S BENZIE, 1925

Presented as a gift from King George V to Edward when he was Prince of Wales.

Lot 439 – SILVER POCKET PHOTOGRAPH FRAME, MAKER’S MARK OF W.R.WRIGHT FOR WRIGHT & DAVIS, CIRCA 1898

Lot 438 – SILVER PHOTOGRAPH FRAME, 1897



Lot 439 – Silver Pocket Photograph Frame, Maker’s Mark of W.R. Wright for Wright & Davis, circa 1898

Lot 432 – GOLD AND ENAMEL TOBACCO BOX, GENEVA, CIRCA 1820

Lot 436 – ENAMEL AND DIAMOND LAPEL PIN, CIRCA 1905

Lot 431 – SILVER AND ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE, GERMAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Lot 431 – SILVER AND ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE, GERMAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Lot 430 – ROYAL TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX WITH JEWELLED ENAMEL AND GOLD MOUNTS, LONDON, CIRCA 1815

Photograph of Edward, Prince of Wales, by Hugh Cecil, 1924, is one of the personal items included in Sotheby’s Fine Jewels Sale in London