She keeps up with royalty.
Kim Kardashian snapped up Princess Diana’s iconic amethyst and diamond cross necklace at a Sotheby’s auction for a whopping $197,453, Page Six Style confirmed Wednesday.
According to a Sotheby’s press release, four bidders competed for the work in the final five minutes of the auction house’s annual Royal & Noble sale; it ended up in the hands of a Kardashian rep “at more than double its pre-auction estimate.”
Kim Kardashian has reportedly bought a cross necklace worn by Princess Diana for a whopping $200,000. Instagram/Kim Kardashian
“We are delighted that this piece has found new life in the hands of another world-renowned name,” Christian Spofforth, head of jewelery at Sotheby’s London, said in a statement.
TMZ was the first to report the sale.
Princess Diana is known to wear the cross at a charity gala in London in 1987. Tim Graham Photo Library via Get
Called the Attallah Cross, the bejeweled bauble was famously worn by the late Princess of Wales at a 1987 charity gala in London; she paired it with a matching black and purple velvet Catherine Walker dress.
The bling was a bold move on Diana’s part, and she is believed to have worn the pendant on her own string of pearls.
The cross is covered with square-cut amethysts and accented by round-cut diamonds. Sotheby’s
“The cruciform pendant—believed to be a one-off private commission by Garrard for one of their regular customers—is a bold and colorful piece with square-cut amethysts and accented by round-cut diamonds,” Sotheby’s press release states. “The cross has a total diamond weight of approximately 5.25 carats and measures approximately 136 x 95mm.”
The fleurée design was created by Garrard (the same jeweler behind Diana’s iconic sapphire engagement ring) in the 1920s.
Naim Attallah CBE bought the piece in the 1980s and lent it to Diana several times for events over the following years. According to the announcement, “it is understood that the cross was worn only by the princess and after her death was never seen in public until now.”
Diana was believed to have worn the cross on her own string of pearls. Tim Graham Photo Library via Get
“Very few people could wear an unusual piece like this, but Princess Diana certainly could,” Maxwell Stone of UK-based Steven Stone Jewelers told Page Six Style.
“Although amethyst traditionally represents the prerogative of royalty, Diana’s choice to wear the pendant on an unusually long chain encapsulates her ability to showcase her collection of royal jewelry in a unique way, unafraid to buck tradition and switch up lavish pieces.”
She wore the pendant with an Elizabethan style dress. Getty Images
Kardashian, 40, is known for her love of historical fashion. She famously wore Marilyn Monroe’s Happy Birthday Mr. President dress to the 2022 Met Gala.
The so-called “World’s Most Expensive Dress” was debuted by Monroe when she serenaded John F. Kennedy during his 45th birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden in 1962.
Kardashian famously wore Marilyn Monroe’s dress to the 2022 Met Gala Patrick McMullan via Getty Image
She was heavily criticized for being allowed to wear the stylish artifact, although Kardashian claims she did not damage the garment and returned the dress in perfect condition; at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! the museum that gave her the look confirmed that the dress was not damaged.
A rep for Kardashian did not immediately respond to Page Six Style’s request for comment on her latest acquisition.
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