{"id":2568,"date":"2023-03-13T22:25:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T05:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/?p=2568"},"modified":"2023-03-13T22:25:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T05:25:22","slug":"pharrell-williams-first-auction-sells-5-25-million-worth-of-collectibles-celebrities-who-bought-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/?p=2568","title":{"rendered":"Pharrell Williams&#8217; First Auction Sells $5.25 Million Worth of Collectibles: Celebrities Who Bought Items"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pharrell Williams is known for his impressive music career, but it turns out he&#8217;s also a collector of fine jewelry and other unique items. The musician and producer recently held his first auction, selling off pieces from his personal collection, and it was a major success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, Pharrell&#8217;s auction brought in over $5.25 million, with buyers from all over the world snapping up items like diamond-encrusted watches, rare Nike sneakers, and even a custom-made Chanel skateboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1E1479CA-E345-4DA6-B96D-51D38494BD93.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1E1479CA-E345-4DA6-B96D-51D38494BD93.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1E1479CA-E345-4DA6-B96D-51D38494BD93-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Of course, with Pharrell&#8217;s fame and connections in the entertainment industry, it&#8217;s no surprise that a few A-list celebrities were among the buyers. Rapper Drake reportedly spent over $1 million on a diamond chain and pendant, while Kim Kardashian snagged a few pieces of jewelry for herself.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notable buyers included musician and producer Timbaland, who picked up a custom Audemars Piguet watch for $210,000, and fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, who bought a diamond-encrusted Patek Philippe watch for $325,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/C2B239B2-3406-48D2-BEE0-F70EF1C20420-1024x512.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/C2B239B2-3406-48D2-BEE0-F70EF1C20420-1024x512.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/C2B239B2-3406-48D2-BEE0-F70EF1C20420-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/C2B239B2-3406-48D2-BEE0-F70EF1C20420-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/C2B239B2-3406-48D2-BEE0-F70EF1C20420-600x300.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/C2B239B2-3406-48D2-BEE0-F70EF1C20420.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty\/Jeff Kravitz; Getty\/Robyn Beck; Getty\/Scott Gries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The auction was held in partnership with Phillips auction house, and it&#8217;s clear that Pharrell&#8217;s unique taste and eye for luxury items paid off. With such high demand for his personal collection, it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising if he decides to hold another auction in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, Pharrell&#8217;s auction was a testament to the enduring appeal of collectible luxury items, and the power of celebrity to drive up prices. It&#8217;s clear that when it comes to rare and unique pieces, there will always be buyers willing to pay top dollar to add them to their own collections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper Drake reportedly spent over $1 million on a diamond chain and pendant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[55],"class_list":["post-2568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FB43CBB9-18B7-4CA7-B6B6-357D36875209.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2568"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573,"href":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568\/revisions\/2573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dizzydiddy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}