Lot 17, the diamond bracelet by Cartier which supports nine gem-set Latin crosses, each representing special moments of The Duchess’s life during the years 1934-44 - a jewel of great personal significance and one of her favourite pieces - brought £601,250 / $935,786 against an estimate of £350,000-450,000. Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Tonight at Sotheby’s, a group of 20 exceptional jewels and precious objects formerly in the collection of The Duchess of Windsor were presented for sale, some 23 years after they were last auctioned in the legendary auction of “The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor” – still the most valuable single-owner jewellery collection ever sold. The 20 pieces, which were announced for sale back in July of this year and have since travelled to Asia, the Middle East, Russia and the US and which also include some of the signature pieces from the 1987 sale, brought a total of £7,975,550 / $12,413,146 / €9,459,004 – a figure well in excess of pre-sale expectations of £2,906,000-4,211,000. In 1987 the 20 pieces had been estimated to sell for £197,531-268,189.
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