American reality television star and social media colossus Kim Kardashian has bought the Attallah Cross, an amethyst and diamond pendant famously worn on many occasions by Princess Diana, according to auction house Sotheby’s.
The piece, made in the 1920s by British jeweler Garrard, sold for 163,800 pounds ($202,300) at the “Royal and Noble” sale in London on Wednesday.
Diana during
The pendant – worn by Diana at a 1987 charity gala – fetched more than double its pre-auction minimum estimate, with Sotheby’s confirming it was bought by a representative on Kardashian’s behalf.
“Jewelry owned or worn by the late Princess Diana rarely comes to market, especially pieces such as the Attallah Cross, which are colorful, bold and distinctive,” Sotheby’s Kristian Spofforth said ahead of the sale.
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“For some, this unusual pendant is symbolic of a princess’s self-confidence in her sartorial and jewelry choices, at a particular time in her life.”
History of fashion
The pendant wouldn’t be the first piece of fashion history to cross paths with a Kardashian.
Last year, the 42-year-old made headlines for attending the Met Gala dressed as Marilyn Monroe when she was president of John F Kennedy on his birthday in 1962.
Kardashian was initially accused of vandalizing the screen legend’s dress, but the Los Angeles-based museum Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, which owns the piece, denied the allegations.