Suzanne Belperron · Cuffs

Duchess of Windsor 'Couronne' Chalcedony Cuffs — windsor-couronne-cuffs

$526,000

Pair of white gold, blue chalcedony, sapphire and diamond 'Couronne' cuff-bracelets made by Suzanne Belperron in Paris circa 1935 for Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor — part of her famous carved blue-chalcedony suite. First auctioned in the landmark Sotheby's Geneva 'Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor' sale, April 1987; sold for $526,000 against a $400,000-600,000 estimate as lot 458 of Sotheby's New York Magnificent Jewels, 9 December 2015. Market-priced at auction — the figure shown reflects recent auction results.