Value
There has never been a large scale valuation of the royal family’s personal collection of jewels. In 1989, Mr Laurence Krashes, for sixteen years the senior assessor to Harry Winston, attempted to make one. Its worth is dubious as he was denied access to any of the jewels and his valuations of their worth are strictly guess work. The Queen has never allowed any gemological study of her collection. Krashes assessment was based on the cut, setting and quality of the stones from pictures and records. Sales of jewellery from the estate of the late Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon fetched higher than expected prices due to their royal connection.
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