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The firm was founded by Sotirio Bulgari, who was born in 1857 in Greece and was descended from a family of silversmiths. In 1884 he opened his first shop in Rome on the Via Sistina, and then in 1905 he moved to the Via dei Condotti. Upon Sotirio’s death in 1932 his sons, Giorgio and Costantino, took over the business. They are credited with creating the highly distinctive ‘Bvlgari’ style, inspired by Greek and Roman classicism, the Italian Renaissance, and the 19th century Roman school of goldsmiths. The 1970s marked the beginning of Bulgari’s international expansion with the opening of stores in New York (the first overseas), Paris, Geneva and Monte Carlo. It was also in this decade that Bulgari introduced the ‘Bvlgari-Bvlgari’ which was to become a successful watch classic. Bulgari Time was established in the early 1980s in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, for the creation and production of all Bulgari watch lines. In 2001, Bulgari formed a joint venture with 'Luxury Group' to create a new luxury hotel brand, Bulgari Hotels & Resorts. In 2011, Bulgari was acquired by LVMH.
LOT 392 , SALE 1405
A PAIR OF COLOURED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND EAR PENDANTS, BY BULGARI
PRICE REALIZED
CHF 15,509,000
LOT 448 , SALE 2347
THE BVLGARI BLUE A TWO-STONE COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING, BY BVLGARI
PRICE REALIZED
USD 15,762,500
LOT 1988 , SALE 3268
AN IMPORTANT RUBY AND DIAMOND 'FLORA' NECKLACE, BY BULGARI
PRICE REALIZED
HKD 29,240,000
LOT 30 , SALE 2623
A PAIR OF EMERALD AND DIAMOND EAR PENDANTS, BY BVLGARI
PRICE REALIZED
USD 3,218,500
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