The Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, was one of the most popular actresses in the 1950s and 1960s, her fame led her to acquire many pieces of jewellery, including a beautiful necklace that made her look stunning in her best moments. In this article we are going to talk about this necklace and this famous actress.
The famous Italian actress’s necklace was created by Bulgari, in 1954. It is made of diamonds and is valued between $ 300,000 and $ 500,000. The actress chose this jeweler because he was the most important in Rome. She liked the work and the distinctive style of the Italian house in the 50s and 60s. Another reason why she liked this designer is that his pieces were part of a special moment in Bulgari’s creative process and were not available to everyone.
For Lollobrigida, this beautiful necklace had many uses, since it was a combination of necklace and bracelet. It was considered one of the most important Bulgari creations and identified by Daniela Mascetti in her book Bulgari. The writer defined the way Gina wore her pieces as “creative”. This set was one of her favorites and she was wearing it in 1961, when he won the Golden Globe.
For the actress, jewels have the purpose of giving pleasure, so she bought them herself, with the money she earned from her work. You could say that for her, jewels were like an addiction. She had a large and expensive collection, with a variety of materials and precious stones.
Among the items included in her collection are a pair of pearl earrings and diamonds made in 1964, which she chose for her meeting with Princess Margaret of England, at the premiere of the film “The Taming of the Shrew,” in London, in 1967 .
She also had a cushion cut diamond ring, weighing 19.03 carats, by Bulgari, 1962, an emerald and diamond ring, by Bulgari, 1964, set with an emerald of 16, 62 carats and other emerald earrings and diamonds, which have an estimated price between 150,000 and 250,000 dollars. She wore them at the premiere of the musical “The Sound of Music” in New York, in 1964.
Of all the jewels, this beautiful diamond necklace was the one that most impacted Gina Lollobrigida, who at the time was known as “Lollo”. She also dedicated herself to sculpture, photography and charity. In 2013, the actress auctioned 22 pieces of jewellery from her collection at Sotheby’s, in Geneva, after being exhibited in London, New York and Rome, with the purpose of raising funds to create a hospital to research stem cells. This desire came to her because of a girl who suffered from an illness that could only be healed through this therapy, a process that was not available in Italy.
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