What could you possibly get for the girl who has everything? If you’re Travis Kelce, it would appear, a suite of jewelry once owned by Elizabeth Taylor will do nicely.
Over the past several weeks, Taylor Swift has stepped out in various pieces from a collection of opal jewels hailing from the late movie star’s estate; first, a ring and round-cut bracelet for an April outing in NYC, followed by a similar marquise-shaped bracelet for her recent New York Times Magazine interview.
Then, shortly after the Grammy winner was spotted in Brooklyn on Saturday night wearing the full suite — including both bracelets, the ring and a show-stopping set of matching chandelier earrings — Fox Estate Jewelry‘s Adam Fox shared an Instagram Reel suggesting Kelce may have purchased the one-of-a-kind set for his bride-to-be.
The sale took place “during Christmas time,” Fox said in his video, and the buyer was a sports agent — not exactly his usual sort of customer.
Despite the “very strange” nature of the purchase, Fox shrugged it off — that is, until he woke up on Sunday to a post from Instagram account WeWoreWhatJewels showing the full suite on Swift.
“I was like, ah, this makes so much more sense,” he told us, adding that it was “very cool” seeing jewelry he sold wind up on one of the most famous women in the world.
As for whether Kelce (or a member of his team) was the mystery buyer?
“I’m just the jewelry dealer,” he demurred. “I just had to assume. And the only reason I assumed that was because it was going to a sports agent.”
Fox had initially been drawn to the suite due to its Hollywood provenance, “very good” quality and unique designer; while Taylor reportedly owned a number of Darlene de Sedle’s pieces, the jeweler’s far from a household name.
“It’s not something that’s ever run across my desk,” he said of the set, crafted from black opals and natural Australian crystal set in 22-karat gold.
And following the 2011 Christie’s sale, the pieces disappeared from public view for more than a decade, adding to their intrigue.
“I’m just glad it went to somebody that actually appreciates it. I know Taylor Swift has a song about Elizabeth Taylor, and it all makes sense. It seems like it was bought with a lot of purpose; there was obviously a lot of thought put into this one,” Fox said.
“And coming from somebody like Elizabeth Taylor and going to somebody who, among today’s generation, is just as recognizable as Taylor was back then? I think that’s very cool.”
