Marilyn Monroe Eternity Ring

THE ETERNITY RING WAS GIVEN TO MARILYN MONROE BY JOE DIMAGGIO ON THEIR WEDDING DAY ON JANUARY 14, 1954. THE TWO WERE MARRIED IN AN INTIMATE CIVIL CEREMONY AT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL, OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT, A RARITY FOR BOTH OF THEM. DIMAGGIO’S FRIEND RENO BARSOCCHINI AND HIS OLD SAN FRANCISCO SEALS MANAGER, FRANCIS JOSEPH “LEFTY” O’DOUL, ALONG WITH O’DOUL’S WIFE AND THE JUDGE WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. MARILYN HAD NO LOVED ONES PRESENT. STANDING BESIDE JOE, HOLDING THREE ORCHIDS, SHE PROMISED TO “LOVE, HONOR AND CHERISH.“ WHEN THE ORCHIDS WITHERED IN HER PERSPIRING HANDS, SHE TURNED TO JOE AND ASKED THAT IF SHE DIED BEFORE HIM, WOULD HE PLACE FLOWERS AT HER GRAVE EVERY WEEK, LIKE WILLIAM POWELL HAD DONE AT THE GRAVE OF JEAN HARLOW. JOE PROMISED HE WOULD.

GEM: 24 Rectangle-cut CZ Diamonds RING: Channel Set in Solid 925 Silver with brilliant Rhodium plating