The 10-year-old collector bought the Lorraine Schwartz earrings at the 2022 Wearable Art Gala in Los Angeles.
The eldest child of entertainment’s most conspicuously press-averse family was captured bidding for the earrings, designed by jeweler Lorraine Schwartz, in the Instagram story ofcreator Quinta Brunson. In the clip, actress Keke Palmer and Tina Knowles Lawson—Blue Ivy’s grandmother—can be seen expressing their shock.
Blue didn’t have to tussle much with other interested parties for the dazzling earrings, according to. But three years ago, the young Grammy-award winner was entangled in a bidding war with filmmaker and playwright Tyler Perry. The two expressed interest in an acrylic painting of a young Sidney Poitier, a piece for which Blue bid $19,000 at just six years old.host Jimmy Fallon. “I look over and it’s her. She’s taking the paddle out of Jay’s hand and Beyoncé’s hand and she’s bidding.
Ultimately, the famed director won the painting, but Blue Ivy didn’t leave empty-handed. In place of the Poitier, Blue Ivy reportedly took home a work by Samuel Levi Jones that is composed of deconstructed Indiana law books and Californian medical texts, which she bought for $10,000. This year’s Wearable Art Gala art auctioneer, Star Jones, also held the gavel during the 2019 edition and claims Blue “Wasn’t just dabbling in collecting, but has actually cultivated a deep appreciation for Black art thanks to her parents,” according to. Some may credit Blue’s grandmother for her eye for art. Lawson is the co-founder of the WACO center and hosts the annual gala to benefit the organization’s artistic youth and mentorship programs.
Consider this your warning not to be surprised if one day you find yourself bidding against her, too.