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Black Tie International:
BVLGARI's
125th Anniversary Auction
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BVLGARI RAISES OVER
$9 MILLION FOR
SAVE THE CHILDREN’S
REWRITE THE FUTURE
CAMPAIGN
WITH 125TH
ANNIVERSARY AUCTION
AT CHRISTIE’S NEW
YORK
Nicola Bulgari,
Ricky Martin, Rose
Byrne, Morgan
Fairchild,
Jessica Lange among
Guests
Photos by Evan
Agostini/PictureGroup
for BVLGARI
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Beatrice
Bulgari and Nicola Bulgari |
Veronica
Bulgari and Stephen Haimo |
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Ricky Martin and
Esther Canadas |
Morgan Fairchild
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December 9, 2009
(New York) – BVLGARI
Vice Chairman Nicola Bulgari today announced BVLGARI
has raised more than $9 Million to benefit Save the
Children’s Rewrite the Future Campaign
through its 125th anniversary year-long
fundraising initiative, including last night’s
auction held at Christie’s New York. The auction,
which featured 18 signature pieces from the BVLGARI
collection, raised $1,546,500 to support
Save the Children.
Nicola Bulgari also
announced: “Bulgari will continue to support Save
the Children in 2010 through the continued sales of
its commemorative ring and pendant, as well as
through a series of major high profile auction
events in New York, Tokyo, Beijing, London and
Rome.”
An exquisite
collection of 11 one-of-a-kind jewels and 7
timepieces, which raised was auctioned at the event
attended by BVLGARI’s Vice Chairman Nicola
Bulgari, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
Ricky Martin, model
Esther Cańadas,
actress Rose Byrne, actress Jessica Lange,
Beatrice Bulgari , Veronica Bulgari,
President and CEO of Save the Children Charlie
MacCormack, Save the Children’s Vice
President and Managing Director of U.S. Programs
Mark K.
Shriver, Amy Fine Collins, Marjorie Gubelmann, Nina
Griscom, Stefano Tonchi, Gillian Miniter, Jennifer
Creel, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Coralie Charriol
Paul and
Senator Bill Frist .
In celebration of
their 125 year anniversary, BVLGARI first joined
efforts with Save The Children in January. The
auction served as the culmination of BVLGARI’s year
long effort 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.
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