Famous Necklaces Worthy of Their Roles

movie necklaces
Worthy Staff

By Worthy Staff | Oct 18th, 2021

Costumes and jewelry have always played a significant role in adding elements of drama, history, and beauty on-screen. We decided to take a closer look at the famous necklaces that have impressed us both in fantasy and reality. Prior to sending items to GIA for a professional grading, our team of experts evaluates pieces of jewelry every day to the benefit of our buyers and sellers alike. While most of these pieces are fictional, see how our jewelry experts were able to estimate their value.

  1. The Heart of the Ocean – Titanic
  2. Melisandre’s Ruby Necklace-Game of Thrones
  3. Boleyn ‘B’ – The Other Boleyn Girl
  4. Ruby and Diamond Necklace – Pretty Woman
  5. Satine – The Moulin Rouge
  6. Pearl and Diamond Necklace – Breakfast at Tiffany’s

The Heart of the Ocean – Titanic

We started our team off with one of the most popular necklaces in movie history. Titanic’s Heart of the Ocean features a big and beautiful blue diamond, surrounded by small white ones, on a diamond-studded necklace.

The Heart of the Ocean Necklace worn in the film Titanic has a very interesting and complex history including a fictional history presented in the film, and the actual history of the necklace’s inspiration, the Hope Diamond. In the movie, the Heart of the Ocean was a rare blue diamond that was once worn in Louis XVI’s crown. The diamond goes missing after Louis XVI’s execution. It is later recovered and cut into a heart shape and becomes known as the Heart of the Ocean. This history is actually quite similar to that of the actual Hope Diamond, a 45.5CT blue diamond, with the difference being that it was a part of Louis XIV’s royal necklace rather than a crown. While the Heart of the Ocean is a completely fictional piece, both the necklace and the movie were inspired by a tragic love affair on the ship that involved a precious sapphire necklace.

Heart of the Ocean-Titanic

Considerations

All considerations included, our evaluators concluded that if the “Heart of the Ocean” necklace was indeed real, made with a real blue 56 ct. diamond surrounded by genuine colorless diamonds, the value would be higher than that of the 45.5 ct. Hope Diamond.

Estimate: $250,000,000 – $300,000,000

Heart of the Ocean Necklace - Titanic

Melisandre’s Ruby Necklace-Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones, a widely popular book series and an even bigger hit TV-show, is full of fantasy and drama. Adding to the fantastical plotlines and complex characters, are the elaborate costumes, hair, and makeup. The Red Gold and Ruby necklace worn by the Red Woman/Priestess, Melisandre (Carice Van Houten) is particularly interesting, with a lot of historical and religious significance. As you can imagine, we were very curious as to how much a necklace like this might cost.

Melisandre’s Ruby Necklace

Considerations

Based on the points above, and the current value of a natural untreated ruby (up to 22,200 per carat), we can get a rough dollar value for an exact copy of Melisandre’s necklace (powers not included). Don’t ask us to convert that to golden dragons though.

Estimate: $2,000,000 – $4,500,000

Melisandre's Ruby Necklace - Game of Thrones

Boleyn ‘B’ – The Other Boleyn Girl

Remember when ‘initial necklaces’ were all the rage? Well, it wouldn’t be the first time. Dating as far back as the 1520’s, right around the time of Henry VIII, personalized jewelry was incredibly popular. One of the most prominent pieces is the gold and pearl ‘B’ necklace worn by Anne Boleyn. There is speculation that the famous portrait with the ‘B’ necklace was not of Boleyn- that it was another tudor with the family name, Brandon. Despite this theory the necklace is featured in the movie ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ (Natalie Portman). This necklace, among a few others including an ‘AB’ necklace and an ‘H’ chain necklace that Henry VIII wore were eventually passed to their daughter Elizabeth and is seen in several of her portraits.

Natalie Portman wearing Necklace

Considerations

Getting a solid estimate on this piece is challenging, in part due lack of confirmation of the materials, but also the great intrigue surrounding Boleyn. While we can safely estimate a lower bound materially, the range can be quite large when considering the history of the piece, namely the story of its owner and the fact that it has been missing for quite some time.

Estimate: $30,000 – $250,000

Boleyn ‘B’ necklace

Ruby and Diamond Necklace – Pretty Woman

In one of the most famous movie scenes in American cinema, Vivian (Julia Roberts) is presented with a stunning ruby and diamond necklace, so beautiful, that she is at first apprehensive to touch it. This of course is immediately followed by that unforgettable laugh as the box is snapped shut. This laugh is so genuine, and so lovable because this was actually a practical joke on Julia Roberts. The director, whose idea it was, said that “When she laughs, the whole world lights up.” The movie just couldn’t do without it.

Pretty Woman FRED Ruby and Diamond Necklace

Considerations

While the style of the necklace is outdated, the connection to the film is still very present. Thus, the necklace would likely be a piece for display or a collection rather than for formal-wear. No matter the materials or the style, the value is in the famous Julia Roberts laugh that brings beauty and life to this sensational piece.

Estimate: $440,000 – $1,000,000

Ruby and Diamond Necklace - Pretty Woman

Satine – The Moulin Rouge

The elaborate diamond necklace worn by Nicole Kidman in the movie Moulin Rouge is nothing short of dripping with diamonds. The ‘Satine’ necklace is the most expensive piece of jewelry made for a film. This necklace, while made for a movie set in a specific time period, is not fictional in the least. It is quite real boasting 1,308 diamonds with a total carat weight of 134. Even the production of the necklace was carried out with 100-year old crafting techniques and took months to complete.

Satine Necklace - Moulin Rouge Nicole Kidman

Considerations

The worth of this necklace, similar to the items sold through Worthy, is entirely dependent on the auction. While it was expected to sell for $1 million, it could have exceeded expectations at the auction itself. That being said, this necklace is worth far more than the sum of its parts, as it was clearly priceless to the designer Stefano Centuri.

Estimate: $1,000,000 – 1,500,000

Satine - The Moulin Rouge

Pearl and Diamond Necklace – Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Audrey Hepburn’s beautiful pearl necklace is arguably one of the most iconic necklaces in movie history, and doesn’t need any introduction. Hepburn’s portrayal of Capote’s Holly Golightly simply wouldn’t have been complete without the stunning strands of pearls and large diamond brooch at her neck.

Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffanys

Considerations

The problem in valuing this piece is that there are many unknowns. This is something that our experts encounter often as many individuals do not know the exact characteristics of what they have. That is why certain assumptions need to be made when providing an initial estimate, without physically seeing the item. How much do you think this necklace is worth?

Estimate: $50,000 – ?

Pearl and Diamond Necklace - Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Well, that’s a wrap! Thank you for joining us as we explore some of our favorite famous necklaces through the eyes of our evaluators but, unfortunately, it’s time for them to get back to evaluating real items.

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