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Elizabeth
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Elizabeth is legendary for her love of
jewelry, she has had various self-designed collections for sale, jewel-named
fragrances and even a book on the subject.
Take a look at some of her more
spectacular and famed pieces below.
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The
Taylor-Burton Diamond |
A 69.42 carat pear-shaped diamond in a Cartier-made
necklace featuring more diamonds.
The gem had originally been featured on a ring and before
turning into a necklace had,
it guest starred with
the Burtons on an episode of Here’s Lucy.
It ws
also at the centre of a
humourous exchange between Elizabeth and the late Princess Margaret of England.
“Is that the famous diamond? But it’s so large—how very vulgar!” “Yes,” said
Elizabeth. “Ain’t it great?” Margaret then asked to try on the huge stone. “It
doesn’t look so vulgar now, does it?” remarked Elizabeth.
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La Peregrina |
The La Peregrina Pearl was one of the Spanish Crown jewels
back in the 1500s and was also worn by the brother of Napoleon after Spain was
captured.
Over one hundred years later the historical piece was
bought for Elizabeth by Richard Burton. |
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The Krupp
Diamond |
Richard Burton paid
$305,000 for the 33.19-carat Krupp Diamond which had been made into a ring by
Harry Winston.
Talking about the gem
in her book, Elizabeth wrote:
"This remarkable stone
is called the Krupp diamond because it had been owned by Vera Krupp, of the
famous munitions family."
"When I look into
it, the deep Asscher cuts—which are so complete and ravishing—are like steps
that lead into eternity and beyond. With its sparks of red and white and blue
and purple, and on and on, really, it sort of hums with its own beatific life.
To me, the Krupp says, 'I want to share my chemistry—my magic—with you.'"
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Bulgari
Diamonds and Emeralds |
It was Richard Burton who bought this spectacular Bulgari
emerald and diamond suite that Elizabeth wore to the Oscars in 1967 and pictured
here in 2003. |
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Cartier
Diamonds and Rubies |
Elizabeth pictured in 1957, wearing a ruby and diamond
Cartier set of bracelet, necklace and earrings, given to her as a gift from Mike
Todd. |
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Cartier Tiara |
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Elizabeth was
given this tiara
by
her third husband Mike Todd before he died.
In her book A Life
in Jewelry, she wrote: "When
(Mike) gave me this tiara, he said, 'You're my queen, and I think you should
have a tiara.'"
"I
wore it for the first time when we went to the Academy Awards. It was the most
perfect night, because Mike's film Around the World in 80 Days won for
Best Picture. It wasn't fashionable to wear tiaras then, but I wore it anyway,
because he was my king."
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Bulgari
Brooch |
Pictured in 1969, Elizabeth was wearing a
diamond-and-emerald "Tremblant" brooch in platinum along with matching earrings
- all from Bulgari. |
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Elizabeth
Taylor Jewels |
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Elizabeth also brought out a jewelry collection with Avon in the early nineties,
pieces from the collection are still usually available on Ebay today.
She also has her House of Taylor
collection, prices are not as affordable as the Avon pieces though. The fine
pieces sell for thousands of dollars.
For anyone interested in Elizabeth's book
Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry ,
it can be bought at amazon.com - prices range from $9.99 for a used copy up to
over $100.00 for new or collectable copies.
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