Diamond Jewellery With A Touch Of Ooh La La
She ruled the roost in the beauty stakes in Paris years ago as Miss France, a title she won in 1938. Today she’s 87 years old and she’s putting up an incredible jewellery collection for sale. Sotheby’s is the auction house that has been appointed for the task.
Lily Marinho has led a very high profile life. She was married for years to Horacio de Carvalho, a businessman and journalist in Brazil. When Roberto Marinho, the Brazilian media mogul met her, it was love at first sight. However, it was only after her husband passed away that he told her of his feelings and the couple got married. As wife of possibly the richest media man in Latin America – her husband owned TV Globo – she was feted and wealthy and adorned with jewels that were Brazilian and larger than life. Today, the widowed Lily is a UNESCO goodwill ambassador and has published a book of her husband’s writings over the years. It is a book filled with memorabilia that was released to commemorate his 99th birthday.
The collection is said to be worth anything up to eight million Swiss francs and there are a number of exquisite pieces in it. Of special mention is a pair of pear shaped diamond clips of 11 carats at the very least. This is a collection that is sure to get the diamond gatherers come running.
