Dazzling fine jewelry owned by Estee Lauder and daughter-in-law Evelyn to be sold in multi-million dollar charity auction
Forty-four pieces of jewelry from the collections of Estee Lauder and Evelyn Lauder are to be auctioned at Sotheby's in New York.
Among the highlights at the December 9 sale is a ruby, emerald and diamond Cartier Tutti Frutti bracelet estimated at $750,000 to $1 million.
A pair of platinum and mystery-set earclips with interchangeable sapphire and ruby pendants by Van Cleef & Arpels is expected to sell for between $200,000 and $300,000.
Highlight: A ruby, emerald and diamond Cartier Tutti Frutti bracelet will be sold at Sotheby's in Secember as part of the collections of Estee Lauder and Evelyn Lauder
Tutti Frutti: The bracelet seen in its entirety (left) and on the arm of the late Evelyn Lauder in 2011 (right)
And a pair of 14.45 carat platinum and diamond clip-brooches from 1935 are expected to sell for $20,000 to $30,000.
Also among the highlights are a pair of brown-yellow diamond earclips by Van Cleef and Arpels, and a diamond, sapphire and emerald bracelet dating from around 1925 designed by by Oscar Heyman & Brothers. Both lots are expected to fetch arond $100,000.
Proceeds from the auction will benefit two charities. The sale of 33 jewels from Evelyn Lauder will support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which she founded.
The 11 pieces from the collection of Estee Lauder will benefit the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation.
Estee Lauder died in 2004. She founded the Estee Lauder fragrance and skincare products company. Her daughter-in-law Evelyn Lauder died of ovarian cancer in 2011.
Dazzling: A pair of platinum earclips with interchangeable ruby and sapphire pendants by Van Cleef & Arpels is expected to sell for between $200,000 and $300,000
Vintage treasures: A pair of platinum and diamond clip-brooches from circa 1935 weighing approximately 14.45 carats. They are expected to sell for $20,000 to $30,000
Lots to watch: These platinum, diamond and colored diamond earclips by Van Cleef and Arpels are expected to fetch upwards of $100,000 (left) and a platinum, diamond, sapphire and emerald bracelet dating from around 1925 designed by by Oscar Heyman & Brothers (right) is expected to sell for the same figure
Estee's son and Evelyn's husband, Leonard Lauder, 81, remains chairman of the cosmetics giant.
And it emerged just last week that the billionaire is set to remarry in January.
Mr Lauder will marry longtime friend Judith Glickman, 76, in Sarasota, Florida, according to the New York Post.
Mr Lauder had planned to walk down the aisle with Brooklyn Public Library president and CEO Linda E. Johnson, 55, in August 2013, but canceled the wedding just weeks in advance.
The woman behind the brand: The late Estee Lauder, pictured in 1966, built a $10 billion cosmetics empire
Family dynasty: Leonard Lauder pictured in 2011 with his late wife Evelyn whose jewelry collection is to be sold in a charity auction in December
Leonard and Evelyn Lauder married in 1959 and had two sons together. She had also worked at the cosmetics giant and was especially famous for spearheading the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's Pink Ribbon initiative.
Mr Lauder is the first son of Estee Lauder, who co-founded the eponymous beauty company with her husband, Joseph, in 1946.
His estimated net worth is currently $8.2 billion, according to Forbes.
Sotheby's previously sold jewels from the Lauder collections in 2012 and 2013 to benefit breast cancer research.
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