{"product_id":"9781803994383","title":"The King's Loot","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Richard Wallace\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain | 20th century | History of art \u0026amp; design styles: from c 1900 - | Biography: royalty | True crime | British \u0026amp; Irish history | 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 | Antiques \u0026amp; collectables: jewellery\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e July 2024 by The History Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 20 Illustrations, black and white \u003cbr\u003e234mm x 156mm | 0g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Duchess of Windsor’s notorious jewellery collection was, and still is, the subject of intense speculation regarding not only its murky provenance (were the gems originally sourced clandestinely from the English monarchy’s vast royal collection?), but also its eventual controversial dispersal at the close of the 20th century during two celebrated auctions in Geneva and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the plethora of general biographical material generated by the Windsor story during the last fifty years, an in-depth, balanced account of the greed and deceit permeating the horde of stolen jewels and artworks they acquired over a lifetime of subterfuge and public denial has never been published.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41759403212935,"sku":"9781803994383","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781803994383.jpg?v=1720601270","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781803994383","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}