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SUMMARY:bulgari - Date de vente : 11/12/2025
DESCRIPTION:Nom du lots : Bulgari\n\nDesigned as polished gold hoops.\n\nTh
 e Uta Ortiz-Patiño Collection of Magnificent Jewels\n\nThe Ortiz-Patiño 
 name looms large in the worlds of art and culture. At Sotheby’s\, it hol
 ds particular resonance\, especially for those who have made their careers
  here. Over the course of five decades\, we have presented nearly twenty s
 tand-alone sales from the Ortiz-Patiño family. The collection of Luz Mila
  Patiño\, Countess de Boisrouvray\, comprised an astonishing selection of
  impressive jewels—including a Kashmir sapphire necklace and a 32-carat 
 Burmese ruby ring—that brought $31 million when offered in 1989. For co
 mparison\, the 1987 auction of the Duchess of Windsor’s jewels achieved 
 $50 million\, but across a far greater number of pieces.\n\nThe Patiño fa
 mily fortune was built by Simón Patiño (1860-1947)\, the “Tin King” 
 of Bolivia. During World War II he was one of the wealthiest men in the w
 orld\, earning him the additional sobriquet of the “Andean Rockefeller.
 ” As pater familias\, Simón ensured that connoisseurship and an apprec
 iation for quality and provenance became dynastic. These priorities extend
 ed to jewelry\, and in the 1930s he acquired the “Andean Cross\,” a je
 wel set with a 45-carat emerald carved from a single crystal that had pass
 ed through the collections of Queen Isabel II of Spain and Empress Eugenie
  of France.\n\nSimón’s beautiful daughter\, Graziella (1895-1980)\, mar
 ried Jorge Ortiz Linares (1894-1965)\, Bolivia’s post-war ambassador to 
 France. Graziella formed an exquisite collection of 18th-century decorativ
 e art while Jorge collected rare books and manuscripts. They raised their 
 two sons\, George (1927-2013) and Jaime (1930-2013)\, in France and the br
 others later built two of the greatest art collections of the 20th century
 . George developed a passion for antiquities and Jaime acquired Impression
 ist paintings\, books and 18th-century French and English silver. Jaime wa
 s also an accomplished sportsman: he competed in the French and Italian Op
 ens\, was an avid golfer and became a World Bridge Federation World Life M
 aster.\n\nIt was into this rarified world that Uta Krebber entered when sh
 e married Jaime Ortiz-Patiño in 1970. Born in Germany and educated in Swi
 tzerland\, she enjoyed a career as a fashion model before meeting the high
 -energy scion of the Patiño family. True jetsetters\, she and Jaime main
 tained residences in Geneva\, Rio de Janeiro\, Megève\, Paris\, Sotogrand
 e and Palm Beach. Uta’s fluency in English\, French\, German\, Italian\,
  Portuguese and Spanish\, complemented by working knowledge of several oth
 er languages\, allowed her to move with ease across cultures and social ci
 rcles. She has always surrounded herself with beauty and her passion for 
 art and interior design is immediately apparent when visiting her historic
  home in Palm Beach. The majority of her jewels were acquired from the 19
 60s to the ‘80s with Van Cleef & Arpels her house of choice. Uta’s li
 fe amongst the highest levels of society has provided many opportunities t
 o wear and enjoy her jewels\, including Palm Beach’s Red Cross Ball and 
 a visit to Buckingham Palace as well as both intimate and formal events wi
 th luminaries such as King Carlos of Spain\, Prince Bernhard of the Nether
 lands\, President George H. W. Bush and Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornem
 isza\, whom she counted as a close friend.\n\nSotheby’s is honored to co
 ntinue its tradition of offering works from the Ortiz-Patiño family this 
 December.
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