CRYSTALARIA MULTI COLOR REGAL PEACOCK CUFF BRACELET

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THIS IS WHAT IS KNOWN AS A STATEMENT PIECE OF JEWELRY.  THE DESIGN IS AIMED AT THE EDUCATED AND CONFIDENT WOMAN OF TASTE, WHO ENJOYS WEARING THEIR JEWELRY FOR ITS RADIANT ELEGANCE.  YOU ARE BIDDING ON A BEAUTIFUL  ART DECO ORNATE CRYSTALLERIA DUCHESS OF WINDSOR STYLE MULTI COLOR REGAL PEACOCK CUFF BRACELET - DONE IN SILVER TONE COMPLIANT METAL AND GORGEOUS MULTI COLOR AUSTRIAN CRYSTALS - THIS PIECE JUST COMES ALIVE  - IT IS VERY UNIQUE AND QUITE BOLD.   THERE IS NO MAKERS MARK ON THIS PIECE. THE SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 7.5 INCHES INSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE.  THE SIZE OF THE PEACOCK (IN ALL ITS GLORY WITH AUSTRIAN CRYSTALS JUST
GLEAMING
)   IS APPROX. 6 X 4  INCHES.  PURE REGAL ELEGANCE - WHICH NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE!
JUST A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT THE FAMOUS JEWELS OF THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR - WALLIS SIMPSON - SHE WAS MARRIED TO KING EDWARD VIII OF THE UNITED KINGDOM - WHO ABDICATED HIS THRONE SO HE COULD MARRY HER (I LOVE A GOOD ROMANCE AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE HOT ONES!).  IN 1936 KING EDWARD VIII ANNOUNCED TO THE WORLD THAT HE WAS STEPPING DOWN "TO MARRY THE WOMAN I LOVE" AND TO AVOID A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS SINCE WALLIS SIMPSON WAS A TWICE DIVORCED WOMAN - AND - HEAVEN FORBID - AN AMERICAN! SHE FAVORED ANIMALS, INSECTS, AND WILDLIFE IN HER JEWELRY AND THAT IS WHY PIECES PRODUCED ALONG THOSE LINES NOW ARE GENERALLY ATTRIBUTED TO HER STYLE.
"The Duchess of Windsor jewels were not only unique for the record price they sold, but because they grew out of the most controversial love story of modern times.
The jewels that comprise of the Duchess of Windsor Collection, which The King, Edward VIII of the British Royal Family, (who I distinguish by the name of "Lion King") lavished unsparingly on Wallis Warfield Simpson were only part of the love tale though.
The couple marked the milestones of their romance and 20 years of their marriage with jeweled gifts.   Even celebrity couples were no match for this royal couple in love. Indeed, so proud was King Edward VIII of Wallis and the jewelry he gave to her, that Edward wanted the Duchess of Windsor collection of jewels dismantled after her death, so no woman would ever wear the collection. The intention, in itself, is characteristic of a Lion King. Among the gifts Edward lavished on Wallis were the signature ‘Great Cats’ commissioned from master jewelers, in collaboration with Edward, creating an international passion for fabulous feline bijoux."
"The Duchess of Windsor also wore American costume designer jewelry.  Miriam Haskell Jewelry was worn by the Duchess and the rich and famous movies stars of the time, such as movies stars Joan Crawford and Lucille Ball, as well as by Gloria Vanderbilt.
The Duchess of Windsor Collection of jewelry has authority and deep personal meaning, and speaks in a language that politics of the 20th century could not."
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END OF A BIT OF HISTORY - BUT THE ROMANCE AND BEAUTY OF THAT KIND OF LOVE NEVER DIES!
BID WITH CONFIDENCE.  IF FOR SOME REASON YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT A RETURN AND REFUND YOUR PAYMENT.  YOU CAN'T BEAT THE PRICE - SEE MY MANY OTHER JEWELRY PIECES UP FOR AUCTION - YOU CAN TELL I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS STUFF - THE LOVE OF ELEGANCE IS MY WEAKNESS.  I DO COMBINE SHIPPING WHENEVER POSSIBLE!
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