Kim Kardashian is the New Owner of the Famous Attallah Cross
Famously worn by Princess Diana, the jewel-encrusted cross was sold for the staggering price of £163,800.
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Reality television star Kim Kardashian is the new owner of the Attallah Cross. She outbid four other bidders at the recent ?Royal & Noble? sale conducted by auction house Sotheby?s on 9 January 2022. The pre-auction estimate for the amethyst cross was between £80,000?£120,000, but the mogul paid a staggering £163,800 for it.
In a press release by Sotheby?s, Kristian Sprofforth, head of jewellery said: “This is a bold piece of jewellery by its size, colour and style which cannot fail to make a vibrant statement, whether it be of faith or fashion ? or indeed both.”
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Sprofforth further added that the auction house is ?delighted that this piece has found a new lease of life within the hands of another globally famous name.?
The Attallah Cross was ever publicly worn by the late Princess Diana in 1987 to a charity gala in support of Birthright ? an organisation that works to protect human rights during pregnancy and childbirth.
It is said that the Attallah Cross was crafted in the 1920s by court jeweller Gerrard. Some of its most famous works include the Cullinan I diamond that is found atop the Sovereign?s Sceptre that is used at every coronation since Charles ...
The post Kim Kardashian is the New Owner of the Famous Attallah Cross appeared first on LUXUO.
Reality television star Kim Kardashian is the new owner of the Attallah Cross. She outbid four other bidders at the recent ?Royal & Noble? sale conducted by auction house Sotheby?s on 9 January 2022. The pre-auction estimate for the amethyst cross was between £80,000?£120,000, but the mogul paid a staggering £163,800 for it.
In a press release by Sotheby?s, Kristian Sprofforth, head of jewellery said: “This is a bold piece of jewellery by its size, colour and style which cannot fail to make a vibrant statement, whether it be of faith or fashion ? or indeed both.”
READ MORE: Tiffany & Co.?s ?Time for Speed? is For Car and Jewellery Lovers
Sprofforth further added that the auction house is ?delighted that this piece has found a new lease of life within the hands of another globally famous name.?
The Attallah Cross was ever publicly worn by the late Princess Diana in 1987 to a charity gala in support of Birthright ? an organisation that works to protect human rights during pregnancy and childbirth.
It is said that the Attallah Cross was crafted in the 1920s by court jeweller Gerrard. Some of its most famous works include the Cullinan I diamond that is found atop the Sovereign?s Sceptre that is used at every coronation since Charles ...
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