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Umm Kulthum's jewels to be sold at Christie's in Dubai
Following the historic sale in Dubai last year of Umm Kulthum's pearl necklace for $1.4 million/AED 5.1 million, Christie's has announced that a small group of her personal jewels will be offered at an auction of Jewels and Watches to be held on Tuesday, 28 April, 2009 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai.
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- Published: 12:41 March 31, 2009
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- Included in the sale is an impressive Indian multi-strand pearl and turquoise necklace, the front designed as a stylised peacock.
Dubai: Following the historic sale in Dubai last year of Umm Kulthum's pearl necklace for $1.4 million/Dh 5.1 million, Christie's has announced that a small group of her personal jewels will be offered at an auction of Jewels and Watches to be held on Tuesday, 28 April, 2009 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai.
Click here to watch video of the last year's exhibition of Umm Kulthum's jewellery
The sale will also include rare coloured gemstones and exquisite natural pearls alongside watches by Patek Philippe, Breguet, Cartier and Rolex.
Umm Kulthum, the greatest Arab singer of the 20th century, was known as ‘The Shining Star of the Middle East' (Kawab El Sharq). The sale will include four items from her jewellery collection, the highlight of which is an emerald, diamond and pearl set comprising a brooch, a bracelet and a pair of ear pendants, estimated at $40,000 – 60,000.
Also included is an impressive Indian multi-strand pearl and turquoise necklace, the front designed as a stylised peacock, which is estimated at $15,000–25,000, a cultured pearl and paste ‘festoon' brooch which was a gift from the late Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980) to Umm Kulthum on the occasion of his wedding to Princess Fawzia, the sister of King Farouk, the late King of Egypt (estimate: $3,000-5,000) and a lady's cultured pearl and diamond wristwatch (estimate: $4,000–6,000).
The sale will be followed by Christie's auction of International Modern and Contemporary Art to be held on 29th April, 2009.
Both sales are sponsored by Credit Suisse.
Timetable
Christie's auction, Jewels and Watches; The Dubai Sale, takes place at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel on 28 April, 2009 at 7pm.
Christie's auction of International Modern and Contemporary Art takes place at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel on 29 April, 2009 at 7pm.
Viewing is open to the public at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel:
Sunday 26 April: 2-10pm
Monday 27 April: 2-10pm
Tuesday 28 April: 10am-4.30pm – for Jewels and Watches
10am - 10pm – for pictures
Wednesday 29 April: 10am-3pm for pictures
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