Are diamonds forever? Not really. You may receive a lifetime of pleasure from them, but they will remain behind after you're gone.
According to reports on her life and personal letters, the jewelry Wallace Simpson collected over her lifetime didn't bring her happiness. However, they were sold at auction yesterday for record figures.
According to reports on her life and personal letters, the jewelry Wallace Simpson collected over her lifetime didn't bring her happiness. However, they were sold at auction yesterday for record figures.
Wallace Simpson, aware she wasn't a beautiful woman, boosted her appearance with spectacular jewels. She flirted with the Crown Prince of England amongst many other men. However, when she snaffled Edward V111, she couldn't get him out of her net. He fell hopelessly in love with her, and clung to her along with her lifestyle like a drowning man. After his father's death, he gave up the throne of Great Britain to be with the woman he loved. And she, a divorced woman, found the net closing around her. None of the royals came to their wedding ceremony. I doubt the fabulous jewels auctioned long after her death brought her happiness in life.
20 pieces owned by the late Duke and Duchess of Windsor went under the hammer at Sotheby's in central London last night, raising a total of £7,975,550. ($13,081,535.90)
Despite missing several small stones, a Cartier-designed onyx and diamond panther bracelet was auctioned for £4,521,250 ($7,415,776.24)—the highest price paid for a bracelet at auction. Made in Paris in 1952, it also became the most expensive Cartier item to be sold at any auction.
One of the other big successes of the night—a ruby, sapphire, emerald, citrine and diamond Cartier flamingo clip reached £1,721,250. ($2,823,202.62)
Despite missing several small stones, a Cartier-designed onyx and diamond panther bracelet was auctioned for £4,521,250 ($7,415,776.24)—the highest price paid for a bracelet at auction. Made in Paris in 1952, it also became the most expensive Cartier item to be sold at any auction.
One of the other big successes of the night—a ruby, sapphire, emerald, citrine and diamond Cartier flamingo clip reached £1,721,250. ($2,823,202.62)
It is reported that Madonna, who is directing WE, a film about the abdication, tried on several of the items ahead of the sale. Apparently, she showed particular interest in the panther bracelet, but a Sotheby's spokesman declined to confirm the identity of its new owner.
Sotheby's described it as having an "articulated body designed to encircle the wrist and to assume a stalking attitude, pave-set with brilliant and single-cut diamonds and calibre-cut onyx, the eyes each set with a marquise-shaped emerald".
Many of the pieces bear personal inscriptions, including a heart-shaped emerald, ruby and diamond Cartier brooch with the initials W.E. (Wallis, Edward), which was commissioned by the duke to mark their 20th wedding anniversary in 1957.
Sotheby's described it as having an "articulated body designed to encircle the wrist and to assume a stalking attitude, pave-set with brilliant and single-cut diamonds and calibre-cut onyx, the eyes each set with a marquise-shaped emerald".
Many of the pieces bear personal inscriptions, including a heart-shaped emerald, ruby and diamond Cartier brooch with the initials W.E. (Wallis, Edward), which was commissioned by the duke to mark their 20th wedding anniversary in 1957.
Another Cartier diamond bracelet, said to be a favorite of the duchess, consists of nine gem-set crosses, each representing special moments in her life from 1933 to 1934, including the couple's marriage and an assassination attempt on the king.
When you strip away the wealth, each person is simply striving to live a happy life, doing the best they can with their circumstances. At least the couple stayed together for the rest of their lives. No matter what the reason, that showed commitment.
When you strip away the wealth, each person is simply striving to live a happy life, doing the best they can with their circumstances. At least the couple stayed together for the rest of their lives. No matter what the reason, that showed commitment.
RSS Feed
