The tiara was expected to fetch up to $40,000…
A gold and diamond tiara that Victoria Beckham wore when she married David Beckham back in 1999 failed to sell at a Bonhams auction on Thursday. The tiara, which the auction house called an “’East of Paris’ regal coronet,’ was expected to fetch $29,000-$40,000 when it crossed the auction block but it did not sell.
Although the tiara did receive a bid it was not high enough to meet the item’s undisclosed reserve price.
“It didn’t find a home today, I’m afraid, and lives to fight another day. You missed a golden opportunity here in the room and on the phones and online, is all I can say,” Bonham’s Chief Executive Matthew Girling said after the auction.
The tiara, which was designed by Slim Barrett, is described by Bonhams as having a “lattice circlet with four openwork lozenges of irregular outline, each with pavé-set brilliant-cut diamond detail and suspending brilliant and baguette-cut diamond drops, interspersed with four smaller diverse motifs, each with central brilliant-cut diamond bombé section.” The jewels are mounted in 18-carat yellow gold.
Although Victoria’s tiara failed to sell, a collection of 40 pieces of jewelry belonging to author Barbara Taylor managed to fetch over $1.6 million dollars. The tiara is currently still listed for sale on Bonham’s website.
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