Hot! Elizabeth Taylor Jewelry Unveiled For World Tour

Andrea Reiher

October 13, 2011 8:57 AM ET

Elizabeth Taylor , whom died along at the age regarding 79 in March, owned an nationwide collection of gems at the time of your ex death. Christie's retail house includes launched the girl assortment with 269 types that may often be auctioned off in December.

But prior to auction, this group could carry on an international tour, which includes Dubai, Geneva, Paris, Hong Kong in addition to New York. The tour stops with New York for the four morning market Dec. 13-16.

"She was given birth to having a wonderful eyesight for jewelry," Rahul Kadakia, mind connected with jewelry at Christie's America, conveys to Reuters. "This is the greatest jewelry variety in which Christie's offers ever previously presented."

Christie's America chairman Marc Porter adds, "This assortment is usually unlike anything many of us have presented before. It is a eye-port on Elizabeth Taylor 's life. seemed to be a conclusion Elizabeth Taylor herself built many years ago. She desired another person innovative to enjoy them."

The collection includes quite a few bits given to Taylor through the girl two-time husband . There will be 33.19 carat weight whitened gemstone band that will Burton offered Taylor within 1968, that's projected for you to earn $2.5 trillion to be able to $3.5 zillion alone.

There is likewise some sort of 16th one hundred year pearl that will Taylor utilised as a centerpiece inside a ruby in addition to diamonds necklace, in addition many out of Burton in addition to pictured above. The necklace is definitely valued during over $2 million. Then there is an emerald/diamond necklace, pendant diamond ring plus bracelet fixed Burton bought to get Taylor if they initial chop down inside adore for the arranged associated with "Cleopatra."

"She was developed which has a superb observation to get jewelry. This may be the ideal charms collection that will Christie's possesses ever before presented." says Kadakia.

The aucition is anticipated to bring throughout more than $30 million. A percentage associated with the income could check out the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.

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