Marlene Dietrich jewellery
Marlene Dietrich jewellery
Once Marilyn Monroe made us believe that diamonds are girl’s best friends. According to Marlene Dietrich, the best stone for blondes is emerald. She had a luxury jewelry set with huge emeralds – cabochon of the famous jewelry firm Mauboussin. Today, most jewelry ornaments used in films are fake imitating precious gems. However, in the days of the Hollywood of 30’s – they were original works of tailoring and jewelry.
Producers, willing the actresses to star in jewelry, did not limit budget. They used to buy luxury jewelry, and did not hide it in the safe from prying eyes. And they did not rent jewelry from the famous jewelry houses, just to appear on the red carpet. Marlene Dietrich was a true collector who wore her own jewels in several of her films.
Her collection of jewelry was one of the most outstanding. But hard times forced the actress to part with many of them. After her death, her grandson discovered only this cuff bracelet, later sold at Sotheby’s for $ 990 000. Now it belongs to an anonymous person.
Here, feast your eyes on the most luxurious jewelry set of Dietrich (two bracelets and a brooch-clip) with 97-carat emerald surrounded by diamonds from Trabert & Hoeffer-Mauboussin:
Marlene Dietrich jewellery
In the film directed by Hitchcock “Stage Fright” Dietrich wore cuff bracelet by Van Cleef & Arpels, created specifically for the diva, and commissioned by her lover, the famous writer Erich Maria Remarque.
In 1987, then 86 years old Dietrich sold eight items at Christie’s because she needed the money more so than jewelry she no longer wore. The total from the sale of those items was $81,500. This was not the first time Dietrich’s jewelry came to her financial rescue, however.