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Nearly 80 years after King Edward VIII abdicated the British royal throne to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson, the couple's London love nest is on sale for millions. In 1936, King George V ...
For 20 years, Viney was chairman of Woolley & Wallis, a British auction house founded in 1884. While there, he oversaw the company's expansion, [14] as well as auctioning ten lots of Asian art for more than £1 million, [15] and a pair of diamond and pearl earrings for £1.4 million.
Wally travels to the Sotheby's auction of the Windsor estate, which showcases items used by Wallis and Edward in their lifetime and evokes their relationship. In 1930, Edward throws a party at his new home at Fort Belvedere in Windsor Great Park and meets Wallis through Lady Furness (his mistress).
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896 [a] – April 24, 1986) was an American socialite and wife of former king Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication. Wallis grew up in Baltimore, Maryland ...
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For this feat the king awarded him an elaborate silver trophy, a centrepiece for a dining table, in the form of a lady hawking on horseback with a hawk-handler at her side. The design, by John Samuel Hunt, reflected the king's passion for that sport. The trophy was sold in 2017 by Salisbury auctioneers Woolley & Wallis for £36,000. [14]
In 1962, the 53-acre (21 ha) estate was sold at an auction advertised and conducted by Woolley and Wallis. In all, ten lots were sold, including the one containing the current school on 14 acres (5.7 ha) of land. The school was acquired in 2014 by Broadway Education. [4] In November 2023, the school was closed due to flooding from Storm Ciarán ...