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Top 5: Raquel Welch's Event-Worn Jewelry

Specialist picks from the Bombshell: Raquel Welch auction...

April 11, 2024

A selection of event-worn jewelry to be sold in the Bombshell: The Raquel Welch Collection auction on April 12.

A turquoise and silver squash blossom necklace, in the style developed by the Navajo and adopted by other Southwestern tribes including the Zuni and Hopi, worn by Raquel Welch to the June 23, 1970 New York City premiere of her film Myra Breckinridge and in one of her most iconic photos, taken during a 1970 photo shoot with celebrity photographer Terry O’Neill.

A pair of diamond simulant and silver-tone earclips worn by Raquel Welch while meeting Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at a supper party following the Royal Film Performance of The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Diamonds on March 25, 1974 at the Dorchester Hotel, London. Welch wore these earclips to a number of other events over the years, including the 1991 Golden Globe Awards.

A group of diamond and 14k yellow gold engagement rings worn by Raquel Welch during her marriage to actor and restaurateur, Richie Palmer.

A group of corded necklaces including a Tiffany & Co. Elsa Peretti sterling silver "Sevillana" pendant necklace, designed as a sterling silver "O" suspended by a black leather cord, 17.5 inches, pendant 1 inch, 9.36 grams, signed "Elsa Peretti Tiffany & Co. 925 Spain"; a Laloop silver-tone metal and black leather cord eyeglass holder necklace, 20.5 inches; a sterling silver and fine cord bolo necklace, 22 inches, adjustable; and a sculpted silver-tone link pendant and black leather cord necklace, 24 inches, link is 2.25 x 2 inches.

Two rings including a 22k gold and sapphire ring designed as a textured and curling snake, with cabochon sapphire eyes, ring size 4.75, weight 10.06 grams, marked with a maker's mark for Temple St. Clair; and a 22k gold and pink tourmaline ring centering an oval-cut pink tourmaline in a bezel, with bead-set shoulders and hoop, ring size 4.75, 5.30 grams, out of round, marked "22k".

Raquel Welch was photographed wearing both rings on April 5, 2010, at a signing for her book Beyond The Cleavage held at Barnes and Noble bookstore at The Grove, Los Angeles.

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