The glitzy brass tiara that Ariana Grande wore to promote her recent Dangerous Women album went up for auction yesterday for $5,000, according to WWD.
The piece will be auctioned off by Nate D. Sanders Auctions, the Los Angeles-based auction company that specializes in rare expensive books, fine art, autographed items and Hollywood memorabilia. According to a spokesman for Nate D. Sanders Auctions, the proceeds collected from the bejeweled tiara, which was consigned prior to the Manchester attack, will not be donated to charity, and the bidding will start at $5,000.
The headpiece was originally designed for the 23-year-old musician by Mary Collins of Vauje Jewelry. Collins told WWD, “I make a lot of crowns for celebrities. I built a reputation with one of [Ariana Grande’s] stylists.” The designer from Saint Louis, Missouri, seems to be the go-to jeweler for celeb crown designing needs, she has designed crowns for Kevin Hart, Jason Derulo, Beyonce’s daughter, Blue Ivy and even Paris Hilton’s dog.
The headpiece was originally sold to Grande for $675. “I had no idea she was going to try to sell it. I wasn’t really trying to get rich off of it,” Collins said. “They’ve been trying to auction it for $10,000. Then I guess it didn’t sell so it went down to $6,000 or $5,000.”
The brass crown features several large handset rhinestones and spikes and will be up for auction until Thursday (June 22) at 8:00 p.m. The highest bidder will receive the crown with a notarized certificate of authenticity, as well as laminated photos of Grande wearing the crown in the promotional imagery for the album.