Famous Jewelry Collectors

Famous Jewelery Collectors presents a fascinating account of the lives and jewellery collections of some of the twentieth century’s richest and most glamorous women.

The extent and nature of these private collections has been largely uncovered by auction sales, notably the 1987 sale revealing the collection of the late Duchess of Windsor. Similar sales offered those interested in jewellery a rare opportunity to see top‐class jewels, many fashioned by some of the great designers, such as Cartier, Paris and Van Cleef and Arpels, New York. The stories behind these collections and the reproductions of the jewels themselves make this a...