Bejeweled with two diamond clips in her hair, diamonds dripping from her ears, a triple strand of pearls the size of grapes circling her unlined neck and a bracelet of diamonds wrapped around her arm, which is encased in a long white kid-leather glove, Rose is whispering in her son's ear.
The bold diamond flamingo clip, with startling tail feathers of rubies, sapphires and emeralds, was made in 1940 with retractable legs so that Wallis could wear it centered without a leg digging into her chest if she bent down.
The straps of the dress were adorned with a $95,000 pair of diamond butterfly clips by Fred Leighton.
Actresses like Charlize Theron, who had on a Vera Wang gown with Fred Leighton diamond dress clips, and Ashley Judd, who wore lavender Valentino with her hair in Southern ringlets, looked pretty.
The sale includes a pair of Gloria Swanson's diamond ear clips by Paul Flato (estimated at $25,000 to $30,000); Lauren Bacall's amethyst, turquoise and diamond earrings by Schlumberger (estimated at $15,000 to $20,000) and Diana Vreeland's suite of enameled and diamond zebra jewelry, with bangle bracelet, pair of earrings and ring by David Webb (estimated at $50,000 to $70,000).
White-and-pink diamond ear clips (set in hair) by Martin Katz.
This is followed by a pair of diamond ear clips by Betteridge each weighing 20.27 carats and each possessing F color, VS2 clarity, with excellent cut, polish and symmetry, according to the auction house.
Among the items on display was a set of large rectangular-shaped earrings made of sapphires diamonds set in titanium (top photo); star-shaped diamond ear clips in titanium and yellow gold; and "tremblant" diamond earrings set in gold in a cascading tree-like shape that enhances the trembling effect.
The newly crowned Mrs. Manganiello (yep, that's the eternally stunning Sofia Vergara) completed her bridal ensemble with a diamond-encrusted clip tucked into her luscious tresses.
A ruby, sapphire, emerald, citrine and diamond Cartier flamingo clip was one of the other big successes of the night, reaching £1,721,250.
