The Duchess of Windsor’s first wedding anniversary present to be auctioned




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PHOTO: CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2021

A ruby and diamond bangle, which was a first-anniversary wedding present to the Duchess of Windsor from her husband, is set to be auctioned on 9 November in Geneva.

The order for the bangle was probably placed with Cartier Paris earlier in the year 1938 and was delivered to the Duke of Windsor shortly before they left to spend the summer in the south of France. The bangle is engraved with the words, “For our first anniversary of June third.”

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PHOTO: CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2021

This is the first time it has appeared at public auction since the landmark 1987 auction Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor. It is estimated to go for CHF 1.000.000-2.000.000 (or USD 1.072.258 – 2.144.230)

Read more about the auction here.






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