DUKE OF WINDSOR FORT BELVEDERE VALANCE & COVERLET

A valance of dark blue wool, applied with 17th C style foliate strapwork bands in yellow, ochre and gray with scarlet detailing. With the matching bed cover woven with a central badge of the Prince of Wales reading "Honi soit qui mal y pense." Originally residing in Fort Belvedere, the Duke of Windsor’s private refuge as the Prince of Wales and the site of his abdication as King in 1936.
W. of valance - 75"
L. 52 1/4" H. 14 1/8"

Provenance: Property from the Collection Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Sotheby’s, London, September 11-19, 1997; From whom purchased by the present Private Collection, Toronto.
Condition Report: Condition report available upon request.