Bidding frenzy expected at sale of world’s largest private jewellery collection

THERE were murmurings about one woman’s extensive and very valuable jewellery collection.

Everyone knew it was massive, with exemplary pieces from top names such as Bulgari, Cartier, Harry Winston, Tiffany and Van Cleef & Arpels, but no one knew just how enormous it was – until now.

Welcome to “The World of Heidi Horten”, the largest and most valuable private jewellery collection ever to come to auction, with a pre-sale estimate of more than US$150 million.