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Record-Smashing Taylor Jewelry Auction Draws Kardashian, Bulgari

05.02.12

The Elizabeth Taylor jewelry auction at Christie’s followed up its historic first night with an equally impressive conclusion—so that it now ranks as not only the most valuable private collection of jewelry ever offered at auction, but also the... Given to Taylor by Richard Burton on their marriages in 1964 and 1975, the bands were estimated to fetch $6,000–8,000. François Curiel, Christie’s international head of jewels, said that the auction was 100 percent sold, with every jewel exceeding its estimate—sometimes by as much as a hundred times. In addition, an antique natural pearl and diamond necklace circa 1860 that Burton gave to Taylor in 1968 sold for $1. Highlights of the sale’s second day included 15 minutes of furious bidding for the Burton wedding bands. 3 million, adding to the previous night’s total of $115.

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