Where is Carole Lombard's 152 Carat Star Sapphire?

Google images: Carole Lombard wearing the brooch clipped to her hat.

Hollywood gems came is all sizes.

In our opinion, Lombard’s goose egg of a star was the top gem in the business. We can only speculate where it might be, but perhaps someone that reads our blog will tell us where it is now. Perhaps they have this fabulous star sapphire locked up somewhere in a bank vault. 

We have been researching this gem since the spring of 2014. Hours have been spent pouring over newspaper articles about this star sapphire. Here are a few of our favorite studio shots of Lombard wearing her 152 carat star sapphire and diamond brooch. Does anyone know where this amazing Star Sapphire 152 carat gem is hiding?

One day, I came across on Instagram a sale on Christies - I thought this could be a new development and a way we could learn more about the designer. The emerald setting was almost identical to Lombard’s piece.
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— Kathleen
 

For now, we can just look at the beautiful Carole Lombard and her famous gem. The following images were discovered and collected from the world of Pinterest and used as reference to design and recreate the replica brooch for Larry McQueen, the owner of the Collection.

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard wearing her 152 brooch and star sapphire ring. Photo (L) features the 152 carat sapphire brooch she gave herself after she sold the 80 carat one gifted to her by her first husband William Powell

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

 

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