“I’m glad it went to somebody that actually appreciates it. It seems like it was bought with a lot of purpose,” Fox Estate Jewelry’s Adam Fox told us.
Taylor Swift wore a dazzling opal jewelry suite once owned by Elizabeth Taylor while out in Brooklyn on Saturday with fiancé Travis Kelce — who very likely gifted her the set.
If you’re Travis Kelce, it would appear, a suite of jewelry once owned by Elizabeth Taylor will do nicely. Over the past several weeks, Taylor Swift has stepped out in various pieces from a collection of opal jewels hailing from the late movie star’s estate; first,on Saturday night wearing the full suite — including both bracelets, the ring and a show-stopping set of matching chandelier earrings — in 2011 for $6,000, as the auction house confirmed to Page Six Style, and was later sold by Fox’s company The sale took place “during Christmas time,” Fox said in his video, and the buyer was a sports agent — not exactly his usual sort of customer.
“On the majority of these online platforms, for higher-ticket items, somebody will reach out, ask questions. Sometimes they will try to negotiate, sometimes they won’t. This just randomly sold,” the third-generation estate jeweler told Page Six Style.
Despite the “very strange” nature of the purchase, Fox shrugged it off — that is, until he woke up on Sunday to, this makes so much more sense,” he told us, adding that it was “very cool” seeing jewelry he sold wind up on one of the most famous women in the world.
“I’m just the jewelry dealer,” he demurred. “I just had to assume. And the only reason I assumed that was because it was going to a sports agent. ”Fox had initially been drawn to the suite due to its Hollywood provenance, “very good” quality and unique designer; while Taylor reportedly owned a number of Darlene de Sedle’s pieces, the jeweler’s far from a household name.
“It’s not something that’s ever run across my desk,” he said of the set, crafted from black opals and natural Australian crystal set in 22-karat gold. And following the 2011 Christie’s sale, the pieces disappeared from public view for more than a decade, adding to their intrigue.
“I’m just glad it went to somebody that actually appreciates it. I know Taylor Swift has a song about Elizabeth Taylor, and it all makes sense. It seems like it was bought with a lot of purpose; there was obviously a lot of thought put into this one,” Fox said.
“And coming from somebody like Elizabeth Taylor and going to somebody who, among today’s generation, is just as recognizable as Taylor was back then? I think that’s very cool. ”
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