Bulgari Eternal Jewels Exhibition Singapore
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Bulgari Eternal Jewels Exhibition Singapore

By Kong · Jul 10, 2013 · 1 replies
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Kong reports on Bulgari's 'Eternal Jewels' exhibition in Singapore, the brand's first retrospective in Southeast Asia. This event showcased over 60 vintage Bulgari jewels from the 1910s to the 1990s, including a highlight collection of Elizabeth Taylor's personal pieces, offering a rare glimpse into Bulgari's rich heritage.

Bulgari is hosting its first retrospective exhibition named "Eternal Jewels" in South East Asia, in Singapore from 5th to 16 July at the Bulgari Takashimaya Boutique Singapore, featuring over 60 pieces of Bulgari's crème de la crème vintage jewels consisting necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings and brooches from the 1910's to 1990's.

Ms.Amanda Triossi, Bulgari’s Historical Archives Curator since 1996, who has written several books on the brand and acquires the vintage pieces on behalf of the brand is also present to share her knowledge about the collections displayed.

The highlight of the exhibition, housed in a separate room in Boutique is the complete rare collection of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewels acquired by Bulgari. The must see is the stunning necklace given to Elizabeth Taylor by RIchard Burton during their marriage in 1964, a platinum and diamonds piece with 60.5cts of emeralds mounted and also the Sautoir in platinum with sapphires and diamonds.

Below are some snapshots of the exhibition and the pieces displayed. 

Do take time to visit and view some of the rare and extra-ordinary Bulgari pieces.



Display in the centre of the busy Takashimaya mall informing the public of the exhibition ...















A stone-throw away, the Bulgari Takashimaya Boutique ...



The showcase area ...











10's to 30's Platinum and Diamonds




Wristwatch in platinum with diamonds, ca 1922



Wristwatch in platinum with diamonds, ca 1920



Necklace in platinum with diamonds, ca 1930




From the 1940's The Snake



"Snake" belt in gold with black enamel and diamonds, 2010



"Snake" belt in gold with polychrome enamel and sapphires, 2010



"Snake" belt in gold with polychrome enamel and sapphires, 2010



"Snake" bracelet-watch in gold with red and green enamel and diamonds, ca 1965



"Snake" bracelet-watch in gold with white and turquoise enamel and sapphires, 1967







"Snake" bracelet-watch in gold with polychrome enamel and emeralds, 1967



"Snake" bracelet-watch in yellow gold and platinum, with emeralds and diamonds, ca 1967



"Snake" bracelet-watch in gold with red and yellow enamel and rubies, ca 1967







Serpente in oro, diamanti, smalto verde e smeraldo centrale da 6 cts











"Snake" bracelet in gold with jade, rubies and diamonds, 1968



Snake bracelet-watch in gold, white and black enamel and diamonds, ca 1960















Tubogas bracelet-watch in gold with central rectangular case, ca 1965



"Tubogas" bracelet-watch in white gold, ca 1965



"Tubogas" bracelet-watch in white gold, ca 1960



"Tubogas" bracelet-watch in gold and burnished steel, ca 1972



"Tubogas" bracelet-watch in gold, ca 1972




40's to 50's Yellow Gold





Bracelet in gold with diamonds, ca 1955



Vanity case in gold with diamonds, ca 1950



Bracelet-watch in gold with diamonds, ca 1940



Double clip brooch in gold and platinum with sapphires and diamonds, ca 1940







































From the 1960's Gemme Nummarie



Sautoir in yellow gold with Roman Republican silver coins, rubies and diamonds, ca 1978












Necklace in two-colour gold with Roman Imperial silver alloy coins, 1973







Necklace in gold and platinum with Byzantine gold coins and diamonds, 1966



Necklace in gold with Roman Imperial silver, gold and bronze coins with diamonds, 1978













1980's to 1990's Opulence and colour



Necklace in gold with emeralds, amethysts, citrines, pink tourmalines, sapphires and diamonds, 1991



Necklace in gold with rubies and diamonds, 1994







Choker in gold with emeralds and diamonds, 1989







Bangle in gold with rubies, fancy yellow diamond and diamonds, 1988






Elizabeth Taylor Collection

Impressive collection being displayed.  To read more about Elizabeth Taylor and the below extra-ordinary pieces, please read the press release after this post.



Inside a special room, the Elizabeth Taylor's Bulgari Collections are displayed ...



Tremblant brooch in platinum with emeralds and diamonds, 1960



Ring in platinum with emerald and diamonds, 1961



Mirror in gold with turquoise, 1962




Sautoir in platinum with sapphires and diamonds, 1969



















Brooch / pendant in platinum with emerald and diamonds, 1958



Necklace in platinum with emeralds and diamonds, 1962



Sautoir in gold with Byzantine gold coins and diamonds, 1975






Kong




This message has been edited by Kong on 2013-07-13 11:50:43

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Specifications

Caliber
B18
Case
Steel
Diameter
40.5mm
Dial
Black
Water Resist.
100m
Crystal
Glass

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Elizabeth Taylor’s personal jewelry collection was touted as one of the greatest ever assembled; this is partly because of the superlative quality of the collection, and partly because of our profound fascination with the woman who wore them. In 1961 Elizabeth Taylor arrived in Rome to star as Isis, Queen of the Nile in the cinematic magnum opus Cleopatra. In Rome, this era was known as the Golden Age of cinema; the movie studio Cinecittà was located just outside of town, attracting hoards of in

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