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Bulgari Raises Over USD 9 Million for Save the Children
Nicola Bulgari, Ricky Martin, Rose Byrne, Morgan Fairchild, Jessica Lange among Guests
December 9, 2009 (New York) -BVLGARI Vice Chairman Nicola Bulgari today announced BVLGARI has raised more than $9 Million to benefit Save the Children's Rewrite the Future Campaign through its 125th anniversary year-long fundraising initiative, including last night's auction held at Christie's New York. The auction, which featured 18 signature pieces from the BVLGARI collection, raised $1,546,500 to support Save the Children.
Nicola Bulgari also announced: "Bulgari will continue to support Save the Children in 2010 through the continued sales of its commemorative ring and pendant, as well as through a series of major high profile auction events in New York, Tokyo, Beijing, London and Rome."
An exquisite collection of 11 one-of-a-kind jewels and 7 timepieces, which raised was auctioned at the event attended by BVLGARI's Vice Chairman Nicola Bulgari, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Ricky Martin, model Esther Cañadas, actress Rose Byrne, actress Jessica Lange, Beatrice Bulgari , Veronica Bulgari, President and CEO of Save the Children Charlie MacCormack, Save the Children's Vice President and Managing Director of U.S. Programs Mark K. Schriver, Amy Fine Collins, Marjorie Gubelmann, Nina Griscom, Stefano Tonchi, Tipton Cronkite, Mary McFadden, Gillian Miniter, Coralie Charriol Paul and Senator Bill Frist .
In celebration of their 125 year anniversary, BVLGARI first joined efforts with Save The Children in January. The auction served as the culmination of BVLGARI's year long effort for the Rewrite the Future Campaign, dedicated to providing quality education to children living in conflict-affected areas all over the world.
Since its inception, the project has attracted many well-known supporters: photographer Fabrizio Ferri donated his time and talent creating portraits of the numerous stage, screen and music stars who have taken part in the effort. Noteworthy among these prominent celebrities are: Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Ginnifer Goodwin, Benicio Del Toro, Ben Stiller, Sally Field, Sting, Willem Dafoe, Terrence Howard, Jason Lewis, Andy Garcia, and Debra Messing.
The auction collection was officially presented to the public on May 20, 2009 at a private celebration inaugurating Bulgari's first-ever retrospective museum exhibition at the prestigious Il Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. From June until November 2009 the collection toured the world's greatest cities, where they were presented at a series of high-profile events.
The 11 jewels in the auction collection illustrate BVLGARI's love of linear, symmetrical forms, volume and details inspired by Roman art and architecture. The collection includes an array of beautiful motifs, the unusual combinations of color and materials and the generous use of colored cabochon-cut stones that have become signature features of BVLGARI's creations since the late 1950's. The seven limited-edition timepieces that complete this exclusive collection represent BVLGARI's dedication to tradition and innovation and are each engraved especially for the 125th anniversary auction.