Amongst all of the revelations within the Aaron Sorkin movie, which is on the market to stream on Amazon, I used to be fascinated by many matters however tops on the listing (no shock) was the big emerald-cut aquamarine engagement ring worn by Nicole Kidman. No particulars have been shared concerning the ring within the film. It was such a singular selection for an engagement ring, I knew it should be primarily based on one thing Lucy actually wore and it was.
In ‘Being the Ricardos,’ Nicole Kidman wears an aquamarine engagement ring very comparable in fashion to Lucille Ball’s. Photograph through
The story Lucille Ball shared about her marriage ceremony rings in her autobiography Love, Lucy doesn’t precisely clarify the place the engagement ring got here from nevertheless it does add a layer of element. When the couple eloped in 1940, they determined to get married on a Saturday in Connecticut. Within the rush to the alter, Desi purchased Lucy a brass ring from Woolworth’s. Lucy felt sentimental concerning the jewel and stored it for years in her assortment.
Sooner or later later, Lucy acquired the emerald-shaped aquamarine ring. Type-wise it’s akin to her assertion making fiery pink hair. A pure brunette the transition to ginger, apparently a suggestion from one of many studios, actually lit up her fashion.
Lucille Ball sporting her engagement ring in a publicity nonetheless. Photograph through
The scale of the stone in Lucy’s engagement ring was fairly substantial and will have been upwards of 30 or extra carats. Who made it or the place it was bought has by no means been revealed.
Legions of Lucy followers have theories about it. Some imagine Desi purchased the aqua to match Lucy’s blue eyes. Others assume Lucy purchased the jewel for herself. I suppose, no less than a part of the pondering being, that she would have needed to be concerned within the selection of such a singular engagement ring.
On the 1953 Emmys, Desi Arnaz poses with Lucille Ball who’s sporting her aquamarine engagement ring. Photograph Getty
The jewel Lucy wore as an engagement ring was technically a cocktail ring. She reworked the jewel into an engagement ring by sporting it on the third finger of her left hand.
Within the late Nineteen Thirties and early 40s, big semiprecious stones have been out there in ample provide from mines in Brazil. Aquamarines, citrines and amethysts amongst different gems turned the centerpiece of daring gold retro-style jewels with a modernist swoosh within the metallic in addition to cocktail rings.
Joan Crawford was among the many many glamorous ladies who flaunted cocktail rings with semiprecious stones throughout the period. She had a couple of together with a 75-carat amethyst cocktail ring from her favourite jeweler Raymond C. Yard.
In a publicity nonetheless for her 1941 movie ‘Look Who’s Laughing,’ Lucille Ball paired her aquamarine engagement ring with Joseff of Hollywood costume jewels. Photograph through
Like many Hollywood actresses from the primary half of the 20th century, Lucy made her extravagant aquamarine ring a visible prop in publicity stills. For the 1941 manufacturing Look Who’s Laughing, the actress paired her engagement ring with costume jewels from Joseff of Hollywood. (The Joseff torque fringe necklace above is recreated in Being the Ricardos.)
If you’re questioning what occurred to Lucille Ball’s aquamarine engagement ring, apparently it was stolen together with different jewels from her lodge room in Chicago. It’s not clear when the theft occurred. Pictures of Lucy present her sporting the ring by means of no less than the 1953 Emmys. Lucy and Desi divorced in 1960.
Lucille Ball’s 1972 Maltese cross necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels on show within the jewelers boutique for a 2015 mini exhibit of Hollywood jewels. Photograph Marion Fasel
Whereas Lucille Ball was not recognized for her jewellery, later in life she did add some great items to her assortment together with a few gadgets from Van Cleef & Arpels. Certainly one of her Van Cleef jewels, a Maltese Cross pendant made in 1972 and set with onyx, emeralds and diamonds was acquired by the Van Cleef & Arpels Heritage Assortment. In 2015, the necklace was a part of a mini-exhibition of historic Hollywood jewels on the Beverly Hills Van Cleef & Arpels boutique.
By the point Lucy was purchasing at Van Cleef she had taken over Desilu Productions, changing into the primary girl to run a serious tv studio. A few the exhibits her firm produced included Mission Inconceivable and Star Trek.
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