The engagement ring that Donald Trump’s ex-wife Marla Maples
sold to gain funds after her divorced finalized in 1999 is going on sale again.
The jewel — a Harry Winston 7.45-carat
emerald-cut diamond ring — will be
auctioned off for a private client by estate jewelry auctioneer Joseph
DuMouchelle on Wednesday, June 29th at New York’s Lotte Palace.
“The client is selling the ring after enjoying it for many
years,” says DuMouchelle. “Many collectors reach a point in time, after the
pleasure of owning a wonderful work of art or beautiful creation, where they
wish to pass it on and have someone else enjoy it as much as they have.”
The ring represents an era of Maples’ life that’s long gone.
“Putting on gowns and going out hosting events and having Harry Winston put
jewelry on my hands was always uncomfortable for me—that was me playing a
role,” Maples, now 52, recently told PEOPLE. (For the 1993 wedding, in which
she married in front of 1,000 guests, she wore Carolina Herrera and a Harry
Winston tiara worth $2 million.) “I felt that’s what the job called for. To me
it’s never about how much money you have. It’s about how you are connecting
with each other, supporting each other.”
“I was never with him for his money,” she continued. “I
wasn’t there for the glamorous life or the riches. I kind of giggle about it
when I hear people describe me living some lavish lifestyle. I live in a
740-sq.-ft. apartment. Who are they talking about?” “I feel very blessed for how my life is, but I do have to
laugh when people think I walked away with a fortune,” she said.
The ring is expected to sell for $300,000 to $350,000.
Sharon Clott Kanter, with reporting by Charlotte Triggs.
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