Elizabeth Taylor Michael Jackson Richard Burton
December 14th, 2011
Elizabeth Taylor’s vast collection of diamonds and jewels went up for auction on Tuesday at Christie’s in New York, and fetched nearly $116 million.
In all there were 80 pieces were sold, including the highest-priced item, “La Peregrina, a Cartier-designed necklace with a 16th-century pearl that Richard Burton gave Taylor in 1969. It went for a whopping $11.8 million.
In addition to several pieces from Burton were jewels given to Taylor by her dear friend Michael Jackson.
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