White Gold Rhinestone Pendant with Marilyn Monroe Connection

A wonderful pendant With a paperwork Provence relating to the items reported to connection of Marilyn Monroe This was purchased in 2008 for £2200 at a charity auction I have the original receipt Also there is a Provence from the jeweller who removed the rhinestone who removed the rhinestone that was purchased from Marilyn Monroe foster sister Eleanor Goddard Note the rhinestone was one of was one of 70 previously mounted in a bracelet owned/worn by Marilyn Monroe Subsequently the bracelet was dismantled and each rhinestone mounted in yellow or white gold and sold to raise money for charity Dates the rhinestone dates from 1940,s-1950,s but was reset in 2004 to raise money to auction for charity 18 Carat white gold and rhinestone single stone pendant weight 0.7 With a 9 carat white gold neck chain weight 1.3 length 40 cm It is very delicate Also paperwork Provence relating to the reported connection to Marilyn Monroe Also a photo copy of a newspaper cutting The bracelet was said to have been purchased from her foster sister Eleanor Goddard, who has died aged 73, was one of the few people who could recall the early life of Norma Jean Baker, in the years before fame transformed her into Marilyn Monroe. The pair met when, after living in a series of foster homes, they spent several years together in Van Nuys, then a quiet Los Angeles suburb, at the home of Goddard's father. He had recently married a close friend of Norma Jean's mother, Gladys Baker, then in a mental institution. Known as "Bebe", and six months younger than her now foster sister, Eleanor remained friendly with Monroe up until her suicide in 1962. She spoke at observances for the 20th, 25th, 30th and 35th anniversaries of the star's death, held at her crypt in the Westwood Village memorial park, a fashionable part of LA's west side. I can not find any record of this charity event now I have brought this in good faith and it is priced accordingly So please judge for yourselves Free shipping to Mainland England (islands and overseas buyers please ask me for a quote