Kim Kardashian simply added a brand new object to her assortment of high-priced celeb memorabilia.
The truth star bought a diamond and amethyst-encrusted Attallah cross pendant from Sotheby’s annual Royal & Noble public sale on Wednesday, a chunk of jewellery most famously worn by Princess Diana. The pendant options square-cut amethysts surrounded by circular-cut diamonds weighing 5.25-carats. Kardashian was capable of safe this lot for $197,453, which Sotheby’s famous was “double its pre-auction estimate.”
The late royal wore the accent a number of occasions all through the ’80s, most notably pairing it with a dramatic purple Victorian velvet robe by Catherine Walker to attend a gala in 1987 in assist of Birthright (which is now referred to as Wellbeing of Ladies, the one UK charity devoted to funding analysis, schooling, and advocacy throughout all of girls’s reproductive and gynecological well being).
Based on a press launch from Sotheby’s, the pendant was initially designed as a one-off merchandise by courtroom jewelers Garrard within the Nineteen Twenties. It was then later bought by the late Naim Attallah CBE, the previous group chief govt of Asprey & Garrard, who would usually mortgage the one-of-a-kind piece to Princess Diana all through the Nineteen Eighties. The cross was solely ever worn by Diana and, following her loss of life, hasn’t been seen in public till now. Sotheby’s additionally famous that the late Princess of Wales had a detailed relationship with the jeweler and even chosen her engagement ring from the designer in 1981.
Following the sale, Sotheby London’s head of jewellery Kristian Spofforth mentioned in a press release, “This can be a daring piece of jewellery by its measurement, shade and elegance which can’t fail to make a vibrant assertion, whether or not it’s of religion or style — or certainly each. We’re delighted that this piece has discovered a brand new lease of life inside the fingers of one other globally well-known title.” And based on an insider who spoke to Individuals, Kardashian is reportedly honored to have this piece previously worn by the late princess in her assortment. They added that this would be the newest addition to her rising assortment of items as soon as worn or owned by ladies who’ve impressed her.
This is only one of many private objects the fact star owns from a few of the largest popular culture icons in historical past. Kardashian additionally acquired Jackie Kennedy’s Cartier watch in 2017 for $379,500, Ripley’s Imagine It or Not gifted her a lock of hair from Marilyn Monroe final yr, and in 2019 she bought Michael Jackson’s “Clean Prison” hat, jacket, and gloves as a Christmas reward for her daughter North, permitting her to put on them as a dressing up for Halloween final yr.
