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Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry (80 pieces) went for a whopping $116 million at Christie’s auction! Wow! Most of the profits from her jewels will go to her charity, Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation!
According to People,
“It’s one of the most extraordinary auctions that Christie’s has ever had and a testament to the affection for Elizabeth Taylor worldwide,” said Marc Porter, chairman and president of Christie’s Americas, reports the New York Post.
The highest price for a single item – $11.8 million – was set by the “La Peregrina,” the 16th-century pearl on a necklace designed by Cartier, which husband Richard Burton gave Taylor in 1969. It carried a pre-auction estimate of between $2 million to $3 million, and when bidding passed the $10 million mark, the auction gallery burst into applause.
Its final price also set a record for most expensive single pearl jewel. In all, the auction broke seven world records, including those for the per carat price for a colorless diamond, for an Indian jewel, and a ruby per carat, reports Forbes.
A 33.19-carat diamond ring Burton also gave Taylor – the battling Burtons, as they were known, married and divorced twice, but never fell out of love – fetched $8.8 million.
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