On December 5 Sotheby’s will auction off the jewels of the iconic cosmetics entrepreneur Estée Lauder and her daughter-in-law Evelyn Lauder, the former senior corporate vice president and head of fragrance development worldwide for the Estée Lauder Companies Inc., as part of the Magnificent Jewels sale. The collection, said to be worth an estimated $13 million, will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, a charity Evelyn founded in 1993 and championed until her death in 2011. Evelyn’s dazzling 22.16-carat diamond and platinum ring, estimated at $3 million to $4 million, and Estée’s spectacular 1950s Van Cleef & Arpels 18-carat gold, diamond, and ruby bracelet, worth approximately $60,000 to $80,000, are among the approximately 35 lots that will be for sale.
Click on the slideshow to see a selection of the Lauder family jewels that will be up for auction at Sotheby’s on December 5.
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