The Duchess Of Windsor

A family friend, Gertrude Stein wrote a commemorative piece on Balmain for Vogue magazine and following this an order was placed by the Duchess of Windsor. By 1951, Balmain opened va...

He earned his living painting “society portraits,” and painted such notables as Marlene Dietrich and the Duchess of Windsor. He said he sought to record appearance, not character.

His patronage by Diana Vreeland at Vogue soon brought him to the attention of Royalty and Hollywood alike, with the Duchess of Windsor being an avid collector and friend.

His patronage by Diana Vreeland at Vogue soon brought him to the attention of Royalty and Hollywood alike, with the Duchess of Windsor being an avid collector and friend.

His most famous Tiffany & Co. pieces include the Bird on a Rock brooch, the Cooper Bracelet, and the 16 Stone Diamond Ring, and his jewelry was worn by Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth ...

The line became an overnight sensation, leading him to open an atelier on the emerging boutique row of East 53rd Street. The Duchess of Windsor discovered him, and her patronage cata...

During the 1930s and 1940s he was greatly celebrated as a portraitist, painting society figures such as Marlene Dietrich and the Duchess of Windsor. He is best known for his portrait...

The work was almost all hand done and created almost exclusively for wealthy private clients including the Duchess of Windsor and Elizabeth Taylor. Jewels by William de Lillo are fea...

Adorning some of the worlds most famous women including Marylin Monroe, Grace Kelly and the Duchess of Windsor the brand were established as one of the jewellery worlds favourites.

Notes on Designer: Stanley Hagler was born in Denver, Colorado in 1923 and whilst working as Miriam Haskell’s business advisor in the late 1940s, designed a bracelet for Wallace Sim...

When Toussaint took over as design director, she returned to the panther for inspiration to create extraordinary sculptural jewels for the Duchess of Windsor, the femme fatale for wh...

In the UK in the 1930s and later in New York, Brockhurst became a fashionable portrait painter with famous sitters including Marlene Dietrich and the Duchess of Windsor. In retrospec...

Guest, Nancy Reagan and the Duchess of Windsor--his work is collected by leading museums like the V&A and TheMet.

Having worked closely with Dior, Balmain was championed by high society such as The Duchess Of Windsor, Katherine Hepburn and Marlene Dietrich.

Readers will see up close Gloria Swanson's bracelets from Sunset Boulevard, Douglas Fairbanks s elegant watch, the Duchess of Windsor s panther brooch, and Grace Kelly s 10.47-carat ...

He quickly built an impressive client base that included the Duchess of Windsor, Babe Paley, Greta Garbo, Mona von Bismarck, Rachel Lambert Mellon, Jayne Wrightsman, C.Z.

In this book, readers discover the couture work of Madame Grès, which was beloved by an array of fashionable women including Marlene Dietrich, Princess Grace of Monaco, Jackie Kenned...

During his 12 years of apprenticeship, he became a trusted employee and eventually become Webb's right hand man and worked with well-known clients including Elizabeth Taylor and the ...

During his 12 years of apprenticeship, he became a trusted employee and eventually become Webb's right hand man and worked with well-known clients including Elizabeth Taylor and the ...

During his 12 years of apprenticeship, he became a trusted employee and eventually become Webb's right hand man and worked with well-known clients including Elizabeth Taylor and the ...

Readers will see up close Gloria Swanson's bracelets from Sunset Boulevard, Douglas Fairbanks s elegant watch, the Duchess of Windsor s panther brooch, and Grace Kelly s 10.47-carat ...

It was only later that he ventured into making clothing to complement the hats, but by the 1960s, he was dressing every stylish woman who mattered, from Jackie Kennedy Onassis to the...

Prominent residents of Palm Beach including the Duchess of Windsor, Marjorie Merriweather Post and Robert F.

Influential clients: He dressed many prominent figures, including the Duchess of Windsor, the Queen of Belgium, and Hollywood stars like Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn.

Among the fashionable women who wore his designs were the Duchess of Windsor, Gloria Swanson, Gloria Vanderbilt, Lauren Bacall and Joan Crawford.

Their pieces often feature flowers, animals, and fairies, and have been worn by style icons and royalty such as Grace Kelly, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Diana, Princess of Wales, Ava...

During his 12 years of apprenticeship, he became a trusted employee and eventually become Webb's right-hand man and worked with well-known clients including Elizabeth Taylor and the ...

He dressed many of society’s most prominent women for almost three decades after he opened his own fashion house in 1962, including the Duchess of Windsor, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Ba...

High-profile clients: His clients included many prominent women, such as the Duchess of Windsor, Gloria Vanderbilt, Babe Paley, and Nancy Reagan.

Throughout the 1930s he continued an increasingly successful career as a portrait artist, with notable sitters including the film stars Merle Oberon and Marlene Dietrich, as well as ...

During his 12 years of apprenticeship, he became a trusted employee and eventually become Webb's right-hand man and worked with well-known clients including Elizabeth Taylor and the ...

Corona’s work attracted many famous patrons, including the Duchess of Windsor, Gary Cooper and writer Clare Booth Luce.

He created pieces for illustrious clients including Marlene Dietrich, Michèle Morgan, Maurice Chevalier and the Duchess of Windsor. Upon his retirement in 1968, Lacaze devoted himsel...

During his 12 years of apprenticeship, he became a trusted employee and eventually become Webb's right-hand man and worked with well-known clients including Elizabeth Taylor and the ...

During his 12 years of apprenticeship, he became a trusted employee and eventually become Webb's right-hand man and worked with well-known clients including Elizabeth Taylor and the ...

He earned his living painting “society portraits,” and painted such notables as Marlene Dietrich and the Duchess of Windsor. He said he sought to record appearance, not character.

Maison Jansen’s clients included the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Shah of Iran, Jayne Wrightsman, and Jacqueline Kennedy, who enlisted the firm to redecorate the White House.

Throughout the 1930s he continued an increasingly successful career as a portrait artist, with notable sitters including the film stars Merle Oberon and Marlene Dietrich, as well as ...

During the 1930's he had sitters that included Marlene Dietrich, the Duchess of Windsor, and Merle Oberon, the Indian-born British actress whose life was every bit as fascinating and...

This legendary jewelry designer rose to the best prominence in the 1930s by creating designs that defied all previous ideas of what jewelry should look like and whose designs were wo...

Deep relief, approximately 1 inch deep Provenance: from the collection of Francine Coffey Morin (personal shopper for the Duchess of Windsor) David Adickes born 1927 in Huntsville, ...

He quickly built an impressive client base that included the Duchess of Windsor, Babe Paley, Greta Garbo, Mona von Bismarck, Rachel Lambert Mellon, Jayne Wrightsman, C.Z.

Jansen's client roster included the Lady Mendl, Jackie Kennedy at the White House, Coco Channel an 3 residences for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Though there is no documented lin...

This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951.

This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951.

This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951.

This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951.

This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951.

This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951.

This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951.

His friendships were many, and remarkably diverse, including Salvador Dalí, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Yves Saint Laurent, Brigitte Bardot, Rudolf Nureyev, Maria Callas, and El...

Jansen’s commissions included pieces for William III of the Netherlands, Alfonso XII of Spain and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Maison Jansen internationally renowned and were cli...

While its provenance is not formally documented, the unmistakable aesthetic nods to Jansen’s work for high-profile clients such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. It recalls a time ...

Further filling the current collection are watches or clocks from King Edward VIII and the Duchess of Windsor, beloved Hollywood host Ed Sullivan, renowned illusionists Siegfried &am...

Further filling the current collection are watches or clocks from King Edward VIII and the Duchess of Windsor, beloved Hollywood host Ed Sullivan, renowned illusionists Siegfried &am...

Further filling the current collection are watches from King Edward VIII and the Duchess of Windsor, beloved Hollywood host Ed Sullivan, heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey, Aca...

Further filling the current collection are watches from King Edward VIII and the Duchess of Windsor, beloved Hollywood host Ed Sullivan, renowned illusionists Siegfried & Roy, Ac...