Welsh singer Dame Shirley Bassey, 87, famously sang about diamonds in the 1971 James Bond film and said she accepted the offer to sing the track as the lyrics “rang true to me and the way I felt about diamonds then and now.”
Now, she is auctioning some of her “meaningful” jewels, including a diamond ring given to her by Sir Elton John.
But unless you’re Goldfinger, good luck getting your hands on these. Although we doubt that the Bond villain would have done it for charity, as the items she collected throughout her career will be sold at Sotheby’s Paris, with the proceeds benefiting Bassey’s chosen charities.
Among the highlights are a diamond necklace (estimate between €270,000 and €320,000); a diamond and gold parure created by Cartier (estimate $215,000 to $269,000); a yellow diamond ring (estimated to fetch between €200,000 and €250,000); and a 1960s vintage Van Cleef & Arpels ring covered in white diamonds that Elton John gave her after she sang at one of his AIDS Gala evenings.
BRON: Euronews.com 09-05-2024
