![]() It will hold a second online sale for the remainder of the collection in November. "But we hope that the funds from this sale will go to do good in the future."Ĭhristie's will auction 400 pieces in Geneva on Wednesday and Friday and hold an online sale. "Of course we cannot erase history," said Max Fawcett, head of the jewellery department at Christie's in Geneva. (30.4 x 30.4 cm.) sold for 11,875 against an estimate of 3,000 4,000 at Christies rock and pop memorabilia auction, 30 November 2007, New York, Rockefeller Plaza. Presented in a glass enclosed, green velvet frame. It's not being sold as an anonymous collection."Ĭhristie's said it would make a "significant contribution" from its final proceeds to Jewish organisations to advance Holocaust research and education. Buddy Holly A Gold Record award, circa late 1950s, for Buddy Holly’s Peggy Sue. Buddy Holly was an American singer/songwriter who produced some of the most distinctive and influential work in rock music. "We are selling this collection in its identity with the name Horten. "What's important is that we have been completely transparent," Rahul Kadakia, international head of jewellery at Christie's, told Reuters. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Buddy Holly - Thatll Be The Day / Im Lookin For Someone To Love - K7350A at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping. If you are a collector of Buddy Holly you wont want to miss this piece of history. Horten's collection is set to exceed the record sales at Christie's for Elizabeth Taylor's collection in 2011 and the Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence auction in 2019, the only two jewellery collections to have garnered more than $100 million.Ĭhristie's said the estate proceeds of the auctions would go towards the Heidi Horten Foundation, which supports charitable causes including in the fields of health care and child protection.īefore agreeing to auction the collection, Christie's said it had considered the business practices of Mrs Horten's late first husband, German department store tycoon Helmut Horten, who during the Nazi era "purchased Jewish businesses that were sold under duress." Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for BUDDY HOLLY MEMORIAL SOCIETY COLLECTORS EDITION EP N/MINT at the best online prices at eBay Free delivery for many products Skip to main content. The Rolling Stones first hit was the Buddy Holly song Not Fade Away. The collection, acquired between the early 1970s until Horten's death last year, is also comprised of more than 100 Bulgari pieces. ![]() ![]() Some of its most spectacular pieces include the 90-carat "Briolette of India" diamond necklace by Harry Winston, and the "Sunrise Ruby" and diamond ring by Cartier that is worth up to an estimated $20 million. GENEVA, May 8 (Reuters) - The 700-piece private jewellery collection of the late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten, the world's largest and most valuable collection of its kind to come to auction, could sell for more than $150 million, Christie's said on Monday. ![]()
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