Movie:
"Pretty Woman" starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere (1990) The
Diamonds: In one of the most famous movie scenes in American cinema,
Edward Lewis (Gere) surprises Vivian Ward (Roberts) with a lavish ruby
and diamond necklace, to which she responds with an animated laugh. The
necklace is worth an estimated $250,000, and was custom designed for the
film by French jeweler Fred Joaillier
Movie: "Titanic" starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio (1997)
The Diamonds: In "Titanic," a steel tycoon (Billy Zane) gives his fiancé
Rose DeWitt Bukater (Winslet) a blue diamond necklace, dubbed "Heart of
the Ocean," as an engagement gift. In the film, the story of the
necklace is as follows: The diamond was said to have originally belonged
to King Louis XVI, and it was later shaped into a heart after the
French Revolution. At the end of the film, an elderly Rose throws the
necklace into the ocean. A replica of the necklace was made by Asprey
London, and made of blue quartz, a cheaper stone. The jeweler also made a
version composed of a single 170-carat sapphire and 65
diamonds-totaling 30 carats. The sapphire necklace was sold at a charity
auction for Princess Diana's Memorial fund for $2,200,000, and loaned
to Celine Dion for her performance of "Titanic's" theme song at the 1998
Academy Awards.
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Movie: "Moulin Rouge" starring Nicole Kidman (2001) The Diamonds:
Kidman plays Satine, a dancer, starring in Paris' famed "Moulin Rouge.
Satine wears a custom-made necklace made of 1,308 diamonds, designed by
Australian jeweler Stefano Cantur during an onstage performance at the
famous French club. After the film wrapped, the necklace was set to sell
for around $1 million at Christie's, but the jeweler changed his mind,
and took it off the market. If the necklace hadn't been taken off the
auction block, it would likely have been the most expensive necklace
from a film ever sold.
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