BVLGARI’s
vice chairman Nicola Bulgari joined Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
Ricky Martin, famed actress/model Isabella
Rossellini, renowned fashion
designer Patricia Field, actress Jessica
Lange, actor Sebastian Stan,
model Esther Cañadas, actress Rose
Byrne, actress Morgan Fairchild and others to celebrate BVLGARI’s 125 anniversary on Tuesday, December
8, 2009 at Christie’s New York. BVLGARI will auction an exquisite
collection of 11 one-of-a-kind jewels and 7 timepieces, valued at approximately
$4 million, to benefit Save the Children’s Rewrite the Future campaign.
Paolo Bulgari, Veronica Bulgari, Alexandra Lind
Rose, Amy Fine Collins, Ann Jones, Bronson Van Wyck, Candy Pratts Price,
Cindi Leive, Clo Cohen, Daphne Guinness, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Eliza
Reed Bolen, Fabrizio and Alessandra Ferri, Gilles Mendel, Jay McInerney & Anne
Hearst, Jennifer Creel, Katherine Bryan, Lauren Santo Domingo, Lisa Airan,
Marjorie Gubelmann, Somers Farkas, Nina Griscom, Stefano Tonchi, Steven
Stolman, Tiffany Dubin also attended.
In celebration of their
125 year anniversary, BVLGARI first joined efforts with STC in January.
The auction will be the culmination of BVLGARI’s year long effort to raise €10
million for the Rewrite the Future Campaign, dedicated to providing quality
education to children living in conflict-affected areas all over the
world.
Since its inception, the project has attracted many well-known
supporters: photographer Fabrizio Ferri donated his time and talent creating
portraits of the numerous stage, screen and music stars who have taken
part in the effort. Noteworthy among these prominent celebrities are:
Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Ginnifer Goodwin,
Benicio Del Toro, Ben Stiller, Sally Field, Sting, Willem Dafoe, Terrence
Howard, Jason Lewis, Andy Garcia, and Debra Messing.
The auction collection was officially
presented to the public on May 20, 2009 at a private celebration inaugurating
Bulgari’s first-ever retrospective museum exhibition at the prestigious
Il Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. From June until November 2009 the
collection toured the world’s greatest cities, where they were
presented at a series of high-profile events.
The 11 jewels in the auction
collection illustrate BVLGARI’s love of linear, symmetrical forms,
volume and details inspired by Roman art and architecture. The collection
includes an array of beautiful motifs, the unusual combinations of color
and materials and the generous use of colored cabochon-cut stones that
have become signature features of BVLGARI’s creations since the
late 1950’s. The seven limited-edition timepieces that complete
this exclusive collection represent BVLGARI’s dedication to tradition
and innovation and are each engraved especially for the 125th anniversary
auction.
