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Liz Taylor's jewelry prices outstrip estimates
On Tuesday night, the simple fact that they were once worn by Elizabeth Taylor transformed the silver, the stones and the gold themselves into fortunes.
If the prices commanded by Christie's auction house are any indication, the British American actress' luster appears to gold cartier love ring replica have rubbed off on the jewels she once wore.
The items in her collection rocketed far beyond their original estimates. For example, the 50 carat pearl known as La Peregrina, given to her in 1969 by actor Richard Burton and once part of the crown jewels of Spain, went for $11.8 million, which Christie's said was the highest recorded price ever of pearl jewelry sold at auction. Its value had been estimated at $2 million to $3 million.
The pearl was mounted onto a specially commissioned diamond and ruby Cartier necklace.
A diamond tiara given to Taylor by her husband, Mike Todd, estimated at $80,000 pre auction brought in a surprising $4.2 million.
The Taj Mahal, an Indian diamond and jade pendant sold for $8.8 million. Its initial estimate was a range of $300,000 $500,000. An emerald and diamond necklace went for $6.1 million.
And the sale of the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond fetched $8.8 million more, capping a spectacular night of bidding that included other jewelry.
The auction continues through Friday with sales of clothing and film memorabilia.
More than 400 people filled the bidder seats and more than a dozen Christie's staffers were on the phone with buyers. Before the bidding started, the auction house played a two minute video showing clips from some of Taylor's movies, including "Giant," "Cat on a Hot copy gold cartier love ring Tin Roof" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf."
Also included was an undated clip showing the actress clad in a white swimsuit at poolside, her head wrapped in a towel, bidding for jewelry by phone.
"It's now $120,000," says an unidentified male voice from the other end of the line. "Do you want me to bid?"
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On Tuesday night, the simple fact that they were once worn by Elizabeth Taylor transformed the silver, the stones and the gold themselves into fortunes.
If the prices commanded by Christie's auction house are any indication, the British American actress' luster appears to gold cartier love ring replica have rubbed off on the jewels she once wore.
The items in her collection rocketed far beyond their original estimates. For example, the 50 carat pearl known as La Peregrina, given to her in 1969 by actor Richard Burton and once part of the crown jewels of Spain, went for $11.8 million, which Christie's said was the highest recorded price ever of pearl jewelry sold at auction. Its value had been estimated at $2 million to $3 million.
The pearl was mounted onto a specially commissioned diamond and ruby Cartier necklace.
A diamond tiara given to Taylor by her husband, Mike Todd, estimated at $80,000 pre auction brought in a surprising $4.2 million.
The Taj Mahal, an Indian diamond and jade pendant sold for $8.8 million. Its initial estimate was a range of $300,000 $500,000. An emerald and diamond necklace went for $6.1 million.
And the sale of the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond fetched $8.8 million more, capping a spectacular night of bidding that included other jewelry.
The auction continues through Friday with sales of clothing and film memorabilia.
More than 400 people filled the bidder seats and more than a dozen Christie's staffers were on the phone with buyers. Before the bidding started, the auction house played a two minute video showing clips from some of Taylor's movies, including "Giant," "Cat on a Hot copy gold cartier love ring Tin Roof" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf."
Also included was an undated clip showing the actress clad in a white swimsuit at poolside, her head wrapped in a towel, bidding for jewelry by phone.
"It's now $120,000," says an unidentified male voice from the other end of the line. "Do you want me to bid?"
"Yes!" says Taylor, cartier white gold ring copy holding a cigarette, then leaning into the speakerphone. "Darling, it sounds like things that are really desirable are going to cartier ring knock off rose gold go for 10 times what expected, right?"
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