Along with this piece, which belonged to a wealthy heiresses, the auction will feature jewels from Bette Midler and Lady Sylvia Ashley.
Also in the auction, Lady Ashley’s Van Cleef & Arpels diamond charm bracelet could fetch up to $12,000. The bracelet was originally owned by Hélène Irwin Crocker Fagan, one of the richest American heiresses during the Belle Époque and Art Deco eras. It was likely a special order, and has remained in the family for close to 100 years.
Irwin Crocker Fagan was the daughter of William G. Irwin, whose fortune came from sugar companies in Hawaii. She first married Templeton Crocker, the grandson of railroad magnate Charles Crocker, in 1911. After their divorce, she married the businessman Paul Fagan. Her exquisite bracelet is just one centerpiece of Bonhams New York Jewels auction, occurring on May 24. Alongside Irwin Crocker Fagan’s jewels will be items from two other famous women in Hollywood history: Bette Midler and Lady Sylvia Ashley; the latter was married to both Douglas Fairbanks and Clark Gable.diamond charm bracelet and even a gold heart charm that contains a photo of Fairbanks and a lock of brown hair.
“Many of the pieces in this sale are on the market for the first time and it is an incredible opportunity to buy a beautiful jewel with a famed and glamorous story behind it,” MorrisseyThese items, especially Irwin Crocker Fagan’s emerald bracelet, would certainly bring some of the glitz of the Roaring Twenties into this century.
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