Getty ImagesĪvi Aranbaiev, CEO and Founder of Liori Diamonds, told Page Six Style that while “such an heirloom is priceless” due to its royal provenance, the pendant “could sell for well over $500,000.” Pairing the whopper of a cross with a pearl necklace and the ruffle-collared, almost Tudor-style dress was a huge fashion departure for the princess, and as Maxwell Stone of UK-based Steven Stone Jewelers told Page Six Style, “very few people could carry an unusual piece like this off, but Princess Diana certainly could.” Diana’s choice to wear the bold necklace marked a massive shift in her style.
The enormous amethyst-and-diamond cross pendant the late royal wore to a 1987 charity gala will be included in the Sotheby’s annual Royal and Noble sale, which starts tomorrow - and according to jewelry experts, the piece could be worth between $357,000 and $500,000.ĭiana borrowed the Garrard piece, known as the Attallah cross, to wear with a black-and-purple velvet Catherine Walker dress to a gala for Birthrights, a pregnancy and childbirth charity. Princess Diana fans can own a piece of royal history … if they have a spare 500 grand.
Historic Princess Diana gown could fetch six figures at auction
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