Wallis Simpson 'extravagant' jewel Duke of Windsor gave her represents couple's 'courage'

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    An extremely rare piece of royal jewellery owned by Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, hasn’t sold at Christie’s Geneva. But what’s the story behind it?

    One of Wallis Simpson’s bracelets appeared at auction on November 9 for the first time since the 1987 Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor auction of her collection which fetched £36million.

    That was a record at the time as the most pricey auction of a single-owner jewellery collection.

    Wallis Simpson’s stunning diamond and ruby bracelet was estimated to fetch between £811,651 and £1.6million but the piece, which was gifted to her by the Duke of Windsor for their first wedding anniversary, did not sell.

    Managing director of Europe’s largest online jeweller 77 Diamonds, Tobias Kormind, described the jewel as an “extravagant” present to mark their “passion.”

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    “The Duchess of Windsor’s extravagant diamond and ruby Cartier bracelet, was a gift from the Duke of Windsor on their first wedding anniversary.

    “While many women might expect a paper-themed gift to mark a first wedding anniversary, the Duke had famously abdicated the throne in order to wed the twice-divorced Wallis Simpson.

    “And the rubies on this cuff bracelet are said to mark the passion, love and courage shared between these disgraced royals,” he explained.

    Another rare royal jewel which went at auction at Christie’s is a piece owned by France’s last Queen Marie Antoinette.

    After the auction, Tobias commented: “This evening’s auction was both shocking and fantastic.

    “An amazing result for bracelets owned by Marie-Antoinette, who was confirmed as true royalty, while the Duchess of Windsor, who appeared more of an impostor royal, whose bracelet seemed to have lost its lustre, despite being fashioned from prized Burmese rubies and commissioned from jeweller to royalty Cartier.

    “Whichever way you look at it, being able to own a piece of history from someone you can read about in books is so powerful. If you can’t make history then the next best thing is to own a piece of it.

    “Newly uber-wealthy collectors still aspire to the magic and halo effect of royal provenance. The three regal bracelets which sold today once belonged to two of the most legendary and controversial royals in history, both self-proclaimed jewellery addicts,” he explained.



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