"Billion Baby" Barbara Hutton (1912–1979) - a celebrity western celebrity
Legendary lady Barbara Hutton is the granddaughter of American retail giant Frank Winfield Woolworth, one of the few Western celebrities known for their love and collection of jade. At the age of 21, Barbara Hutton, who is known as "Hundreds of Baby", is one of the richest ladies in the world. She is a high-spirited woman. She has a bright life, a bell and a jewel, and her taste is noble and elegant. Her collection includes famous Jewelry brand's precious custom-made boutiques, as well as the most prominent royal aristocratic jewels, including the natural pearl necklace worn by the French Queen Marie Antoinette.
The most precious emerald bead necklace in the history of auction. This jade pearl necklace from Barbara Hutton was married in 1933 when she was married to Prince Alexis Mdivani of Georgia. Her father made a special wedding gift for her in Cartier. Very commemorative value. Barbara Hutton has been carefully collecting after marriage and chose to wear it for the first time at the 21st birthday party. This necklace has been in the Mdivani family for over 50 years and it was not until 1988 that it first appeared in the auction. At that time, the necklace was sold at a price of US$2 million (approximately HK$15.6 million), making it a world-famous jade jewelry with the highest auction price.
Six years later, the necklace was shot in Hong Kong again. The transaction price soared to US$4.2 million (approximately HK$33 million). The price has more than doubled. It has once again pushed the price of jade jewelry to another peak. Today, this necklace is still known as the most expensive jade jewelry in the history of the auction. Carved jade has always been "excellent as a noble", and the brilliant jade beads are able to express the beauty of superior jade; the "old pit" jade jade beads on this necklace have such qualities, the color is thick and not sturdy, soft and not thin It is moist and not greasy, and it is called green and soft, with breathtaking charm. In general, a superior jade bead chain must be cut for up to three times as many beads as the bead itself, and if the color is matched, the beads must be sourced from the same original stone, so the consumption is extremely high. It’s rare. Because the delicate "old pit" jade stone is rare, the volume is often small, so the diameter of the jade jade beads that can be built is generally limited to 5 to 10 mm, and the 27 large jade beads on the necklace have a diameter of at least 15.40 mm, the largest. One is up to 19.20 mm, and the rounds are round and round, and the grapes are crystal clear, the absolute weight is amazing, and the emperor is full of style.
In addition to the extraordinary quality jade beads, this necklace reflects the ArtDeco style that Cartier played at the beginning of the last century. At that time, emeralds emerged in Western countries, and some high-end jewelers such as Cartier immediately poured out the face of emerald elements in their innovative designs, showing another level of luxury. At that time, Cartier designed a ruby-encrusted cufflink for this string of jade beads. Its simple geometric shape contrasts with the bold red-green color, which fully reflects the decorative art style of the early 20th century, and also highlights the elegant charm of the emerald. Magnificent and moving; and red symbolizes auspicious celebrations in Chinese culture, adding to the emerald green jade beads.
Tracing back to the source - I believe it is from the jade jade beads of the late Qing court
Elegant and delicate, the bead chain is one of the most popular classics in jade jewelry. It has been loved by celebrities since ancient times. Empress Dowager Cixi, Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek, Song Meiling, and the famous Chinese diplomat Gu Weizhen, Huang Lanlan, etc. The leader.
At the end of the 19th century, the political situation in Manchu was turbulent, and some of the treasures of the inner courts were scattered among the people and overseas, and were redesigned into various jewels. The jade beads on this necklace are as unrecognizable as many lost treasures, but the 27 jadeite beads did appear in Europe in the early 1930s and were made into a necklace by Cartier. They must go through a long journey. It was transported to the West by China's distant ocean, and then through Cartier's series of rigorous procedures, including design and ingredients to create high-end custom jewellery, the production must be completed over the years; plus the perfect polishing of the surface of the jade beads, all of which show These 27 jade jade beads are most likely from the late Qing court.
As for the noble identity of the original owner of the jade jade beads, it can be seen from its quality. The superior "Old Pit" jade is produced in the Pagan mining area in central Myanmar. It was introduced to the Qing royal family as a tribute and was loved by the emperors and empresses of the Qing Dynasty. It became a symbol of noble status. Among the various jade ornaments of the court, "Chaozhu" was worn by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the minister of five or more ministers, representing the noble status and status of the owner. In 2010, a jade bead chain auctioned by Sotheby's in New York, a total of 30 jade jade beads with diameters ranging from 13.40 to 13.30 mm, was from the Qing Dynasty. It was the famous Chinese businessman Huang Zhonghan from the early Qing Dynasty to the emerald. Merchant Tie Baoting purchased. In contrast, this jadeite jade from the necklace of Barbara Hutton, regardless of color, texture, moisture and size, is more than Huang Zhonghan's pearl necklace, which shows its original owner. No privileged identity.
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