Saturday, 31 December 2011

Lavish And Unusual Mens White Gold Rings

By Adrian Jones


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Mens white gold rings are some of the most deluxe pieces that Orkney jewellery designers hand-make to order. And the Celtic cross necklace is amongst the other most wanted upscale items in those ranges. But while mens white gold rings might amount to one hundred pounds or thereabouts, today a global record was made for the most coveted private collection of jewels offered at public auction.

Back in the summer months it was reported that Elizabeth Taylor's Jewellery Collection would be sold by Christie's in New York City. But never ever in the auction house's wildest hopes and dreams did it imagine the 269 pieces would sell for 74million.

The late screen goddess habitually wore a ring set with the 33.29 carat Elizabeth Taylor Diamond gifted to her by Richard Burton in 1968. It fetched 5,643,840, that's 2-3 times above the assessment. But there were other more costly pieces.

Mens White Gold Rings - Only Made To Order

A 16th century pendant that had at one time belonged to the Spanish noble family, which featured a fantastic pearl droplet fetched over 7.6million. The pearl, later set inside a diamond and ruby necklace, called La Peregrina, was acquired for her by Burton in 1969. It was estimated to sell for an estimated 1.95million but was bought for 7.6m, an all-time for the gem.

The pear-shaped pearl once was the property of Mary Tudor, whose mother had been the Spanish-born Katherine of Aragon, and later by Spanish queens Margarita and Isabel. La Peregrina, has been depicted in artwork for centuries and was previously painted by the 17th century Spanish artist Velazquez. Burton obtained the pearl in 1969 at public auction for 23,800. The actress then commissioned Cartier to develop a ruby-and-diamond necklace support for the piece.

Excitement mounted within the auction yesterday once the first lot, a gold and gem bracelet worth roughly 22,500 was sold for 174,000. And an ivory and gold necklace made in excess of 100 times its estimate of 1,300 at 203,000. A purchaser paid 387,000 for a diamond and sapphire ring presented to the actress by her best friend the late Michael Jackson. The acclaimed Taj Mahal diamond, an additional gift from Burton to Dame Elizabeth for her 40th birthday bash, was sold for 5.7m, an all-time record for an Indian jewel.

A a pretty tiara presented to her by her 3rd spouse Mike Todd in 1957 fetched 2.7 million - about 6-8 times its estimate. The record-breaking sale follows a trend in 2011 of auction jewellery attaining much higher prices as opposed to estimates. A portion of the earnings produced by this sale will go to The Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation.

This all makes the price of our own range of mens white gold rings very reasonable. They may be worn to proclaim unions which on the whole last a lot more than Dame Elizabeth's, who got hitched eight times, which includes twice to Burton.




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