BorderEevilIII
04-22-2004, 02:27 AM
from dailydish
BASINGER SELLS OFF BALDWIN RING AT AUCTION
Actress Kim Basinger has sold her 3.7-carat diamond engagement ring from ex-husband Alec Baldwin for $59,750.
The "8 Mile" star, a noted animal-rights activist, auctioned the modern Tiffany & Co. ring and some other jewelry at Christie's to raise money for the Performing Animal Welfare Society.
The group runs a California refuge for abused, retired and surplus elephants, lions, bears and other captive wildlife.
The engagement ring, estimated to fetch between $30,000 and $40,000, was the top-priced item in the auction.
The only other gift on offer from actor Baldwin -- whose nine-year marriage to Basinger ended in 2002 -- was a multi-gem necklace that went for $20,315.
Christie's had predicted it would fetch $8,000 to $10,000.
Yossi Dina of South Beverly Wilshire Jewelry & Loan, who says his clients include George Hamilton, Liza Minnelli and Winona Ryder, estimates he paid 30 percent more than the ring was worth.
He says, "I got it for a fan. They'll pay crazy money for that."
BASINGER SELLS OFF BALDWIN RING AT AUCTION
Actress Kim Basinger has sold her 3.7-carat diamond engagement ring from ex-husband Alec Baldwin for $59,750.
The "8 Mile" star, a noted animal-rights activist, auctioned the modern Tiffany & Co. ring and some other jewelry at Christie's to raise money for the Performing Animal Welfare Society.
The group runs a California refuge for abused, retired and surplus elephants, lions, bears and other captive wildlife.
The engagement ring, estimated to fetch between $30,000 and $40,000, was the top-priced item in the auction.
The only other gift on offer from actor Baldwin -- whose nine-year marriage to Basinger ended in 2002 -- was a multi-gem necklace that went for $20,315.
Christie's had predicted it would fetch $8,000 to $10,000.
Yossi Dina of South Beverly Wilshire Jewelry & Loan, who says his clients include George Hamilton, Liza Minnelli and Winona Ryder, estimates he paid 30 percent more than the ring was worth.
He says, "I got it for a fan. They'll pay crazy money for that."