Who designed the most expensive jewelry piece for a movie AND the most expensive Barbie ever?

The most expensive piece of jewelry ever created for a movie was the necklace in Moulin Rouge. Remember it? It was Nicole Kidman who wore this necklace with such elegance and poise. This necklace had 1,308 diamonds with a total of 134 carats. And it’s worth around, hold your breath:..... 1 million dollars!

Most expensive piece of jewelry for a movie

This fact triggered me to find out a little bit more about the designer who got *the job* at the times of the movie creating such an iconic piece. It must have created him a lot of publicity and fame too. I am always a little curious what deal has been made. How much actually has been paid for the necklace, what marketing value it had in return for the designer.  It’s pure curiosity ;-)

Most expensive Barbie doll was made for a good cause

I never heard of this designer before, but Stefano Canturi is an Australian born artisan that has around 4 exclusive points of sale in Australia. It turned out that he holds another record related to jewelry too: he designed the most expensive Barbie doll ever. The doll was created in cooperation with Mattel to mark their 50^th anniversary and for a very good cause: The Breast Cancer research foundation.

So curious about the buyer, will he or she play with the doll?

It was estimated between 300.000-500.000 dollar and it fetched a staggering 302,500 dollar. It may have been on the lower end of the estimation but goshhhh,  that is a lot of money for a doll. Even if she wears real and beautiful diamonds! And yes of course, I am curious once again who bought it. Unfortunately for me (and the other curious people amongst us) the bidder has remained anonymous ( arghh). One wonders however if it was bought to support the charity foundation in an unique way or was it a lover of Barbie dolls that dragged her home to cherish her forever in a cabinet amongst the other Barbie’s he or she must have collected. Will he or she play with her? Well, it will remain a mystery I suppose. ;-)

Stefano Canturi 

Stefano Canturi has actually made some beautiful jewelry that he sells only through his own boutiques. The man is obviously an artist with a broader view on sculpting and jewelry. You can check out more on his website. Here below are some of his other pieces that are very beautiful indeed.