Posted by Ashdean on September 10, 2016, 4:52 pm, in reply to "sold jewels "
The 5 emeralds were from a flower brooch while the heart shaped yellow diamond was sold by the Duchess to Mrs Lauder herself.
--Previous Message-- : : In his outstanding biography of the duchess : of windsor "Behind Closed door", : Hugo Vickers explains in details that many : belongings of the duchess of Windsor were : sold privately, and some times not very : well, during the last years of her life. : : jewels, china, paintings gold boxes, were : removed from the safes and drawing rooms and : sold this way, in order, to meet the duchess : medical bills. He also explains that the the : duchess was rather rich, but that her : lawyers, who had power of attorney on her : estate, as she was completely incapable of : signing anything at the time, made a lot of : sales, which did not seem appropriates. : : Vickers also explains, that the duchess was : in the rather unpleasant position of being a : rich, old, alone widow, with no relatives to : take care of her in her final years. She was : more or less in a state of panic about her : finances. It seems, she believed, wrongly, : that she did not have enough money, and : agreed to some of the sales. This is the : reason, some jewels disappeared. The most : famous piece sold, is the yellow heart : shaped, diamond ring which was sold to Estée : Lauder. : : Some, but not many, pieces of jewelry were : also transformed at her request. The most : famous example is the emerald necklace sold : a her auction. The main emerald in that : piece was a pear shaped emerald bought at : Harry Winston. It was used as a pendant to : the necklace. The five other emeralds came : from a Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet. : :
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