Contemporary Jewelry - A Modern Day Style Favored By Marilyn Monroe






by Adrian Jones


Celebrity Contemporary Jewelry Is For Sale At Auction

When contemporary jewelry previously owned by any celebrity comes up for sale, there is certainly normally an enormous increase in attention and all time high sale prices are typically attained. The most recent news about the gem stones of the hollywood film stars is the fact that Marilyn Monroe's wedding band, from her short marriage to Joe DiMaggio is for sale. The platinum piece from the nine month relationship with the famed star of the baseball field is now available for purchase. This particular wedding ring is a platinum eternity band, set with 35 baguette-cut diamonds (though 1 is now missing).

Monroe met DiMaggio for the initial occasion at an Italian bistro in Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard. Clearly there was instant chemistry between the two and following a torrid but brief period of time they got wed in a private civil service at San Francisco City Hall in 1954, out of the eyes of the public, quite rare for two individuals accustomed to living in the spotlight.

However, the relationship was stressful from the start. DiMaggio was asked to visit the set of the film The Seven Year Itch, where he witnessed the renowned filming of Marilyn standing above a subway grating struggling to keep her clothes from billowing upwards. DiMaggio immediately stormed off in a rage and they ended up divorced just a fortnight later - nowhere near the infamous "seven year itch".

Contemporary Jewelry Worn By A Genuine Star of Stage and Screen

This contemporary jewelry ring from the wedding ceremony is expected to sell for $300,000 to $500,000. The public sale in December is becoming staged by Profiles, a Californian company that also auctioned the well known subway dress worn by Marilyn Monroe, as a portion of the Debbie Reynolds Collection which was sold last summer, fetching $5.52 million dollars and breaking Guinness Book Records.

Also up for sale is an original color artwork by Earl Moran showing a young and nude Marilyn Monroe in a relaxed pose from a modelling session circa 1948-1949. Earl Moran was considered to be by far the most influential artisan of this period. The portrait is anticipated to sell for $70,000 to $90,000.

A set of Dorothy's iconic dark red slippers are being sold in this very same auction. Coming from the film The Wizard of Oz, they're expected to generate far more appeal and attention than Monroe's wedding ring. Nonetheless a pre-auction estimation suggests that these slippers are worth in between $2 and $3 million. The pair that can be purchased at the auction is 1 of a number of pairs of ruby slippers utilized in the making of the film. This pair are stated to be those shown when Judy Garland clicks her heels at the very end of the film. Whether or not that is the truth or fiction has yet to be proven!

Contemporary jewelry need not be pricey, particularly in the event you purchase new pieces from web-sites, as opposed to buying at auction. The contemporary engagement rings along with other pieces you are going to discover could well be fit for a star, but suit the purse of a far more unpretentious personality.




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