Wallis Simpson bracelet fetches record £4.5m at auction

One of 20 pieces of jewellery owned by the the Duke and Duchess of Windsor that raised close to £8m at Sotheby'sA bracelet owned by Wallis Simpson, whose love affair with Edward VIII led to his abdication, has sold for a world record £4.5m at auction.The Cartier-designed onyx and diamond panther bracelet reached £4,521,250 at Sotheby's in central London last night – the highest price a bracelet has ever been sold for at auction. It also became the most expensive Cartier item to be sold at a...

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