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Sales Venues
Coralyn’s work is available through the KAC Store, located
in Park Place Center down from Noah’s bagels. It is an excellent resource for finding those
unique gifts made by local artists. The store strives to offer a wide variety of work without compromising
quality. A wide range of styles in sculptures, paintings, hand-printed cards, pottery, hand-blown
glass, and jewelry are offered. All work sold through this venue is “juried” and participants
must be members of the Kirkland Art Center. CHECK IT OUT! Shows
- Kirkland Artist Studio Tour (KAST): May 12th and 13th, Mothers
Day Weekend
- KAST preview for current clients (date TBA)
- Holiday Show: Sunday November 18th
PRIOR EVENTS
Trip to Christie's in NYC
Here are some photos from Coralyn's trip to NYC and to Christie's auction house to see
Elizabeth Taylor's collections.
| BRITTANY & CORALYN @ CHRISTIE'S LUNCHEON |
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| ROCKERFELLER TREE & ICE RINK |
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| YELLOW DRESS WORN BY ELIZABETH TAYLOR |
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| AT HER FIRST MARRIAGE TO RICHARD BURTON |
The yellow dress on the model is the dress Elizabeth Taylor
wore when she wed Richard Burton for the first time, in 1964. Style quite appropo for the times, huh? The
estimated value in the catalog was $40,000-$60,000. However, the dress sold for somewhere around $2 million dollars.
Whew. The necklace in the case holds the Spanish "La Peregrina" Pearl dangling from the natural pearl, ruby,
and diamond necklace created by Cartier. The Peregrina is about 1" long and 100% natural and had been in the Spanish
aristocracy for 100s of years. The funny thing about this pearl is that Ms. Taylor had put it on her dog and he started
to chew on it putting a few dents in it. Luckily, there was a jeweler who knew how to "peal" the pearl to
diminish the evidence. Catalog estimated that the necklace would sell for between $2 - $3 million dollars.
Final hammer price was $10,500,000! The earrings in the case are natural pearls as well accented with diamonds.
It's catalog estimate was $400,000-$600,000. For these, the final hammer price was $1.7 million.
| SPANISH ARISTOCRACY PEREGRINA PEARL |
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| ON NECKLACE CREATED BY CARTIER FOR TAYLOR |
Coralyn is all geared up, wearing her gem collector's hat, and ready to start
bidding online at Christie's.
| ONLINE ONLY AUCTION COMPUTER SCREEN |
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LATEST GIFT TO THE SMITHSONIAN GEM COLLECTION
This exceptional
gold specimen was collected within the last five years from the Mockingbird mine, Mariposa County, California. The gray-black
crystals associated with the gold are petzite, a rare gold, silver and tellurium-bearing mineral (Ag3AuTe2).
The gold specimen represents one of the best examples of crystallized gold from the United States. The
specimen stands 9 cm (3.5") tall. This specimen has been unofficially named the "Golden Fairy".
The Unveiling of the Whitney Alexandrite
On April 7th, 2010,
we attended the unveiling of our gift to the Smithsonian's fine gem collection. It was an amazing day for all.
It was the first time the public had a chance to see a new exhibit unveiled during normal hours. The director of the
natural history museum, the curator of the gem collection, and family and friends participated in the unveiling. Next
time you are in DC check it out. It is located in the gem hall. The following link gets you to
the official Smithsonian webpage for this latest acquisition, including photos and the history of the stone.
http://mineralsciences.si.edu/collections/newacquisitions/2009/alexandrite09.htm   
Here are a few photos from the event. (L) Day before unveiling with Coralyn & Dwight; (C)
Friends and family look on as Cristian Samper, director of the Natural History Museum, Coralyn, and Jeff Post, curator of
the gem collection, are ready to unveil the exhibit; (R) Coralyn and her daughter, Elyse, day after the unveiling
(you can barely see a red glow of alexandrite in the exhibit; hopefully, better pictures to come).
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