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The jewels of Marlene Dietrich and Anne Eisenhower at Christie’s

Published on March 18, 2023

Bracciale con diamanti e rubini di Van Cleef & Arpels

The jewels that belonged to famous people have an extra charm. And the auction of Magnificent Jewels by Christie’s scheduled for June 7 can boast two famous names in its catalogue. The first is that of Anne Eisenhower, collector, philanthropist, and descendant of one of the most eminent American families: just think that her grandfather, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, was president of the United States. Anne Eisenhower died on July 30, 2022 and her jewels are now for sale. The other celebrity is Marlene Dietrich, a German naturalized American actress and singer, an icon of cinema in the first half of the twentieth century. And the most precious jewel in the collection really belonged to the legendary Merlene: a bracelet of rubies and Jarretière diamonds, purchased by the actress in 1937 from Van Cleef & Arpels. Marlene Dietrich wore it in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1950 thriller Stage Fright and it was purchased by Anne Eisenhower in 1992 (estimate $2,500,000-4,500,000).

Il retro del bracciale tempestato di diamanti di Van Cleef & Arpels

Other highlights from the sale include Tiffany & Co’s rare Art Deco Moonlight Rose diamond and gemstone bracelet (estimate $500,000-700,000), an Art Deco diamond bracelet by Cartier ($150,000-250,000), and a statement ring with 20.54 carats (1,200,000-1,800,000) D-color diamonds.
Christie’s has planned a global tour ahead of the auction, which will begin in Los Angeles and continue in Paris, Geneva and Hong Kong. The complete collection will be sold live and online during Christie’s Luxury Week in New York on June 7th.

From Marlene Dietrich to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Anne Eisenhower Collection traces the history of the past century through a single collector’s brilliant passion for fine jewelry. Anne Eisenhower had a keen eye for the finest examples of the jeweler’s craft and her collection tells the fascinating and intertwining stories of patrons and collectors. Christie’s looks forward to sharing the experience of these superb objects as they embark on a global tour, culminating in our Rockefeller galleries in June.
Marc Porter, president of Christie’s Americas

The live sale will take place on June 7 with additional jewels offered from Ms. Eisenhower’s collection to be featured in Christie’s Jewels Online open for bidding on May 30 and close on June 8.

Collana di Cartier Waterfall con diamanti e zaffiri

Christie’s is truly honored to have been entrusted with the magnificent jewels of Anne Eisenhower, a woman who led an extraordinary life of taste, style and philanthropy while remaining true to her values. From the exquisite designs of Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and Van Cleef & Arpels to important gemstones, this auction presents a unique opportunity for collectors to obtain a jewel that has been carefully acquired over a period of 40 years by a true artist of the taste.
Daphne Lingon, Head of Jewelry Department, Christie’s Americas

Anello con diamanti di colore D da 20,54 carati

Una spilla della serie Panthère di Cartier con diamanti gialli, onice e smeraldi

Bracciale di diamanti art déco di Cartier

Orecchini con diamanti e rubini di Van Cleef & Arpels

Collana con diamanti e smeraldo di Van Cleef & Arpels

Paul Flato, the memory of Hollywood

Published on September 28, 2020

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Jewellery by Paul Flato, brilliant and discussed jeweler of Hollywood stars.
Time ago his brooch was one of the best pieces of jewelry in auction among that belonged American actress Joan Rivers. The jewelry by Paul Flato was a favorite of Hollywood actors for so many years and it is not surprising: the designer, in fact, has loved from the world of cinema, for his ability to combine luxury with originality. With a good dose of humor, an element not too popular among jewelry designers. Edmund Paul Flato (born September 1, 1900, and died at 99 years), was an American jeweler who has worked in New York City from 1920 to early 1940. It has long been a favorite from celebrity, with admirers like Greta Garbo , Mae West, Rita Hayworth, Joan Crawford, Doris Duke, Ginger Rogers, Carmen Miranda, Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, and Gloria Vanderbilt.

It is likely that you have seen her jewelry worn by some of these actresses, who also wore them during movie shooting.

Katharine Hepburn con una collana di Paul Flato

And to say that from the bottom Texas, where his father had a cattle farm, he went to New York to study medicine. But because of financial problems he turned as a watchmaker. His decision to focus on the jewelry was the trump card. Flato had one pop style and at the same time very luxurious, with use also of symbols, icons, but made with quality materials and precious stones. As said, her jewelry reach high prices in auctions at Christie’s or Sotheby’s. But he was also a character with some shade. In 1943 he was convicted of embezzling jewelry that had been entrusted to it and falsification: he was for 16 months in Sing Sing prison. And after he was released, fled to Mexico to avoid further trouble. He’s back in the US in 1990, in his Texas when now no one remembered him. Federico Graglia

Orologio in oro e brillanti battuto all'asta da Christie's — Orologio in oro e brillanti battuto all’asta da Christie’s

Spilla in oro con al centro la lettera M in pavé

Paul Flato, spilla in oro com con citrini, rubini, diamanti

Bracciale Woven, in oro, circa1960. Prezzo: 8900 dollari

Pendente per collana con diamante e gemme colorate

Orecchini a forma di mani in oro e diamanti

Spilla a forma di fiore con diamanti e smeraldo

Millicent Rogerts, ereditiera con una collezione di gioielli, tra cui un cuore con rubini di Paul Flato

Trio of high jewelery by Van Cleef & Arpels

Published on July 12, 2020

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Bracciale Rubis en scène. Oro bianco, oro rosa, platino, 72 rubini taglio cuscino per un totale di 84,74 carati (Birmania), rubini, diamanti

High jewelry and Van Cleef & Arpels are synonyms. And 2020, decided the Parisian Maison, is the right year to retrace the glories related to the maximum expression of its jewelry. Van Cleef & Arpels, in fact, has decided to present three high jewelery creations that respectively celebrate emerald, ruby and diamond. They are jewels made using rare lots of precious stones, the Merveille d’Оmeraudes necklace, the Rubis en scéne bracelet and the Tendresse Оtincelante earrings, which pay homage to iconic jewels that belonged to important clients of the Maison.

Collana e orecchini Merveille d’Оmeraudes, gouache

Merveille d’Оmeraudes necklace and earrings
Recently created by the Van Cleef & Arpels atelier in place Vendôme, the Merveille d’Оmeraudes necklace recalls an emblematic jewel in the history of the Maison: the collerette of Princess Fawzia from 1929. Adorned with ten drop-shaped emeralds suspended from a frame with a geometric design entirely set of diamonds, in 1947 it had been purchased for His Royal Highness by the representative of the Court of Egypt in France. Worn by the princess on several occasions, since 2014 this historical piece is part of the Van Cleef & Arpels Collection and is exhibited on the occasion of exhibitions organized all over the world. The five Colombian emeralds of the necklace are characterized by a warm green color and generous proportions, with a total weight of 70.40 carats, with an elongated drop cut. At the top of the stones there is a discreet hollow on the culasse, which testifies to its past history: these ancient pendants were in fact split, or separated respectively into two drops, to enhance all the finesse and beauty of their material.

Collana e orecchini Merveille d’émeraudes con pendenti amovibili Oro bianco, 5 smeraldi taglio a goccia per un totale di 70,40 carati (Colombia), un diamante DFL tipo 2A taglio a goccia di 5,81 carati, due diamanti DIF tipo 2A taglio a goccia per un totale di 7,18 carati, diamanti — Collana Merveille d’émeraudes con pendenti amovibili. Oro bianco, 5 smeraldi taglio a goccia per un totale di 70,40 carati (Colombia), un diamante DFL tipo 2A taglio a goccia di 5,81 carati, due diamanti DIF tipo 2A taglio a goccia per un totale di 7,18 carati, diamanti

Emerald enthusiasts can also notice elegant jardins, that is inclusions that accentuate the character of each specimen. The emeralds, thus preserved by the Maison in their original teardrop shape, mark glittering round cut diamond ribbons, baguettes and triangles. As in the necklace by Fawzia, where the clip falls on the back, this creation also has an ornamental motif intended to illuminate the back of the neck. In fact, the emeralds come off the necklace to be accompanied or replaced by pear cut diamonds (one 5.81 carat DFL type 2A and two 3.59 carat DIF type 2A each), which can also be attached to the clasp. Both emeralds and diamonds can also be suspended from the earrings that complete the set and which, if embellished with pendants, are transformed from a short model into two different long versions.

Orecchini Merveille d'émeraudes — Orecchini Merveille d’émeraudes

The Rubis en scéne bracelet
With a distinctly volumetric structure and flaming pavé, the Rubis en scéne bracelet pays tribute to Marlene Dietrich’s favorite jewel: the Jarretiére bracelet by Van Cleef & Arpels. Purchased by the actress in 1937, this large-scale creation is made up of large scrolls set with rubies and diamonds. Marlene Dietrich was often photographed with this bracelet, which she wore on stage in Alfred Hitchcock’s film Stage Fright (1950). The Maison today reinterprets this iconic creation through a bracelet embellished with 72 Burmese rubies for a total of 84.74 carats. Throughout its history, Van Cleef & Arpels will rarely gather as many rubies of this quality, meticulously matched by the Maison’s expert gemologists and adapted by cutting them into a pillow.

Rubies are characterized by an intense and deep color, with different shades from bright red to purple. The gems cover two semicircles of different diameters, joined together to wrap the wrist in a large tête-à-tête. The whole is supported by a perforated white gold structure set with round, square and baguette-cut diamonds, designed to ensure comfort and balance to the jewel.

Orecchini Tendresse étincelante con pendenti amovibili Oro bianco, un diamante DFL tipo 2A taglio a goccia di 10,15 carati, un diamante DFL tipo 2A taglio a goccia di 10,06 carati, diamanti. — Orecchini Tendresse étincelante con pendenti amovibili. Oro bianco, un diamante DFL tipo 2A taglio a goccia di 10,15 carati, un diamante DFL tipo 2A taglio a goccia di 10,06 carati, diamanti

Tendresse Оtincelante earrings with removable pendants
This creation is inspired by the Van Cleef & Arpels earrings given by Aristotle Onassis to Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis in 1968 on the occasion of the wedding. She will show herself several times wearing these large floral motifs set in diamonds that hold generous cabochon cut rubies. Today the Maison reaffirms its passion for nature and the Pierres de Caractére, special gems, through these earrings, in which a flowery corolla unfolds around a pear-shaped diamond. The curvilinear and raised shape that animates the petals, embellished with delicate ribs, is an expression of the Maison’s vision of a vital nature in perpetual becoming. They are completed with removable pendants made up of two DFL type 2A pear cut diamonds totaling 20.21 carats. These stones of over ten carats each have the particularity of coming from the same raw mineral.

Collerette, 1929. Platino, smeraldi, diamanti. Già collezione di Sua Altezza Reale la princesse Fawzia d’Egitto. Collezione Van Cleef & Arpels

Marlene Dietrich indossa il bracciale Jarretiére agli Oscardel 1951. Immagine per gentile concessione della Marlene Dietrich Collection GmbH Munchen, Deutsche Kinemathek Collection Berlin

Orecchini in oro, diamanti e rubini, regalati a Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis da Aristotele Onassis, Van Cleef & Arpels, 1968. Collezione privata. Christie’s Images / Bridgeman Images

Orecchini Tendresse étincelante, gouache

Marlene, Estée, Romanov all’asta

Published on December 11, 2014

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Mettete insieme le collezioni di Helen Hay Whitney, Estée Lauder, Evelyn H. Lauder, di Marlene Dietrich e della granduchessa Vladimir di Russia. Risultato: l’asta di Magnificent Jewels di Sotheby’s, a New York, ha raggiunto i 44,1 milioni di dollari. Questa performance di Sotheby’s fa salire il totale per le aste di gioielli nel 2014 a 597,5 milioni dollari, nuovo record per le vendite della società in questa categoria. E resta ancora da concludere un’asta a Londra.

La collana di Helen Hay. L’asta di New York è stata illuminata da una collana d’oro, platino e diamanti regalata a Helen Hay, celebre poetessa e filantropa, in occasione del suo matrimonio con Payne Whitney nel 1902: un evento che all’epoca fece notizia. La collana ha quattro diamanti che vanno dal colore F a H, e pesano 27.48, 15.53, 13.08 e 8.91 carati. Il gioiello è stato venduto per 3,2 milioni di dollari (la stima oscillava tra 2,5 e 3,5 milioni). Tutti e sette i gioielli in vendita appartenuti a Helen Hay Whitney sono stati venduti per un totale di 4,8 milioni dollari.

La collana di Helen Hay con quattro diamanti. È stata venduta per 3,2 milioni di dollari

Anello di platino con diamante a taglio smeraldo venduto per 2,9 milioni

I preziosi Lauder. In vendita anche i gioielli dalle collezioni di Estée Lauder, fondatrice dell’azienda di cosmetici, e di Evelyn H. Lauder, moglie di Leonard Lauder, figlio di Estée. I gioielli Lauder venduti hanno raggiunto i 3,9 milioni di dollari, con oltre l’80% dei pezzi sopra le stime. Tra i 32 gioielli della collezione di Evelyn H. Lauder, venduti a beneficio del The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, spicca un raro bracciale Tutti Frutti di Cartier, datato circa 1928. In sette offerenti hanno combattuto per aggiudicarsi il gioiello, venduto alla fine per 2,1 milioni di dollari, record d’asta per un braccialetto di questo tipo. Tra i dieci pezzi della collezione di Estée Lauder, venduti a beneficio dell’Alzheimer Drug Discovery Foundation, spicca una coppia di orecchini con diamanti fancy brown-giallo di Van Cleef & Arpels, a 233mila dollari.

Bracciale di Cartier Tutti i frutti, in platino e gemme colorate. Venduto per 2,1 milioni

I gioielli degli zar. Una ciondolo di platino, con uno smeraldo e un diamante, che originariamente apparteneva alla leggendaria collezione della granduchessa Vladimir di Russia è stato venduto per 1 milione di dollari. Ha una storia avventurosa: è stato contrabbandato dalla Russia da parte di un amico inglese della duchessa dopo l’abdicazione dello zar nel 1917 e la rivoluzione bolscevica. Gli smeraldi sono poi passati a una figlia e alla nipote della duchessa, per essere acquisiti all’asta a Ginevra Sotheby nel 1987 dalla principessa Gloria von Thurn und Taxis.

Orecchini smeraldi e diamanti della duchessa Vladimir di Russia. Venduti per 12 milione di dollari

La collezione di Marlene Dietrich. Sei offerenti hanno gareggiato fino all’ultimo per aggiudicarsi il bracciale della grande attrice: 14 carati, con tre colori di oro e lapislazzuli di Cartier, datato circa 1940. È stato venduto per 179 mila dollari (la stima era di 20-30mila). Il bracciale è stato un regalo a Marlene di un amico di lunga data, Erich Maria Remarque, autore di Niente di nuovo sul fronte occidentale. Federico Graglia

Il bracciale con oro a tre colori e lapislazzuli appartenuto a Marlene Dietrich. Venduto per 179mila dollari

Anello con diamante fancy rosa. Venduto per 1,2 milioni di dollari

Anello con diamante taglio smeraldo. Venduto per 2,9 milioni di dollari

Anello di platino con diamante grigio-blu. Venduto per 1,4 milioni di dollari

Orecchini di platino e diamanti firmati Harry Winston. Venduti per 1 milione di dollari

Bracciale in stile egizio firmato Lacloche Frères. Venduto per 1 milione di dollari

Anello di platino con diamanti e zaffiro di Oscar Heyman Brothers. Venduto per 215mila

Splende ancora l’anello di Marlene

Published on June 20, 2014

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L'anello di TRiffany con acquamarina appartenuto a Marlene Dietrich — L’anello di TRiffany con acquamarina appartenuto a Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich: un mito che sopravvive alla morte dell’attrice tedesca, avvenuta nel 1992 a New York. La prova è la valutazione dell’anello appartenuto alla protagonista dell’Angelo Azzurro, il film che le ha conferito una fama mondiale. Una grande acquamarina con taglio ovale montata da Tiffany su oro a 18 carati è stata venduta all’asta recentemente per 15.625 dollari. La casa d’aste, l’americana Nate D.Sanders, specializzata in memorabilia di Hollywood, ha accettato la prima offerta, di oltre 3mila dollari superiore al prezzo base. Segno che dopo tanti anni Marlene ha ancora affezionati fans. Matilde de Bounvilles

Marlene Dietrich, diva degli anni Trenta

Marlene’s ring still shining

Marlene Dietrich: a myth that survives the death of the actress German, which took place in 1992 in New York. The proof is the assessment of the ring belonged to the protagonist of Der Blaue Engel, the movie which has given her a worldwide reputation. A large oval-cut aquamarine mounted by Tiffany on 18 karat gold was sold at auction recently for $ 15,625. The auction house, the American Nate D.Sanders, specializing in Hollywood memorabilia, accepted the first offer, over 3 thousand dollars higher than the base price. A sign that after so many years Marlene still has loyal fans.

La bague de Marlene brille toujours

Marlene Dietrich: un mythe qui survit à la mort de l’actrice allemande, qui a eu lieu en 1992 à New York. La preuve en est l’évaluation de la bague appartenait à la protagoniste de Der Blaue Engel, le film qui lui a donné une réputation mondiale. Un grand aigue-marine couper ovale monté par Tiffany sur or 18 carats a été vendu aux enchères récemment pour $ 15,625. La maison de vente aux enchères, l’Américain Nate D.Sanders, spécialisée dans les souvenirs d’Hollywood, a accepté la première offre, plus de 3 milliards de dollars de plus que le prix de base. Un signe que, après tant d’années Marlene a toujours fidèles supporters.

Marlene Ring scheint noch

Marlene Dietrich: ein Mythos, dass der Tod der Schauspielerin Deutschen, die im Jahr 1992 in New York überlebt hat. Der Beweis dafür ist die Einschätzung der Ring gehörte dem Protagonisten des Der Blaue Engel, dem Film, der sie weltweit bekannt gegeben hat. Eine große oval geschnittenes Aquamarin von Tiffany auf 18 Karat Gold montiert wurde bei einer Auktion vor kurzem für 15.625 $ verkauft. Das Auktionshaus, das amerikanische Nate D.Sanders, spezialisiert in der Hollywood-Erinnerungsstücke, nahm das erste Angebot, über 3000 Dollar höher als der Basispreis . Ein Zeichen, dass nach so vielen Jahren immer noch Marlene hat treue Fans.

Кольцо Марлен еще светит

Марлен Дитрих: миф, что переживает смерть актрисы немецком, который состоялся в 1992 году в Нью-Йорке. Доказательство является оценка кольца принадлежал главного героя Angel Azzuro, фильма, который дал ей всемирную репутацию. Большая овальной огранки аквамарин монтируется Tiffany на 18-каратного золота была продана на аукционе недавно за $ 15 625. Аукционный дом, американский Нейт D.Sanders, специализирующаяся на голливудских памятные вещи, принято первое предложение, более 3 тысяч долларов выше, чем базовая цена. Признак того, что после стольких лет Марлен до сих пор преданных поклонников.

Anillo de Marlene sigue brillando

Marlene Dietrich: un mito que sobrevive a la muerte de la actriz alemana, que tuvo lugar en 1992 en Nueva York. La prueba es la evaluación del anillo pertenecía a la protagonista de Der Blaue Engel, la película que le ha dado fama mundial. Una gran aguamarina oval corte montada por Tiffany en oro de 18 quilates se vendió en una subasta recientemente para $ 15.625. La casa de subastas, el estadounidense Nate D.Sanders, especializada en objetos de interés de Hollywood, aceptó la primera oferta, más de 3 mil dólares por encima del precio base. Una señal de que después de tantos años Marlene aún tiene fieles seguidores.