Jewelry & Watches

My Jewelry Obsession – Elizabeth Taylor’s Most Famous Jewels

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On a break from shooting “Cleopatra”, Taylor and Burton went on a stroll to Bulgari and as usual, the gentleman found a new excuse to offer this diamond-and-emerald set to Elizabeth.
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In 1968, Richard Burton gifted Elizabeth this ring that features a 33.19-carat diamond called the Krupp diamond.
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Elizabeth Taylor has been known for wearing her jewelry in her own way and the proof is that she wore this Bulgari brooch set with emeralds and diamonds as a hair accessory in 1963’s “The V.I.P.S”.
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04 of 11

This diamond and ruby set by Cartier was a gift from Taylor’s third husband producer Mike Todd. Elizabeth happened to be swimming in the pool when he joined her in the pool with these precious jewels in hand. Did you say fairytale?
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When she completed her yellow Valentino dress with this Van Cleef & Arpels marvel in 1993 and won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Academy Award for her anti-AIDS activism, she decided that it’s her good-luck necklace and bought it.
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"When [third husband Mike Todd] gave me this tiara, he said, 'You're my queen, and I think you should have a tiara," Taylor counted in A Life in Jewelry. "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 Best Picture. It wasn't fashionable to wear tiaras then, but I wore it anyway, because he was my king."
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07 of 11

The Taylor-Burton diamond is a 69.42-carat pear-shaped one that Burton purchased at an auction. It was originally set in a ring but because it was too big, they had Cartier design a necklace for it.
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Known as the most perfect pearl in the world, La Peregrina was found in the Gulf of Panama and started its journey in the world of royalty before it landed on Elizabeth Taylor’s décolleté. After all, a gift from Richard Burton is nothing but perfection.
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When she was in Paris with husband Mike Todd, she saw these earrings and although they were fake, she wanted them. A few months later, Todd replaced them with a copy all made of diamonds.
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Burton once said: “The only word Elizabeth knows in Italian is Bulgari.” With this in mind, she was more than happy to accept his gift of a Bulgari sapphire-and-diamond sautoir.
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Elizabeth Taylor is known for her endless love for jewelry and her unparalleled and exquisite collection of creations that is worth highlighting. “I’ve never thought of my jewelry as trophies. I’m here to take care of it and to love it, for we are only temporary custodians of beauty,” she once said.

But nothing beats contemplating the most stunning pieces of her exquisite collection, so would you care to join us in this discovery journey? The Photo Gallery, right this way…

 

Mirella Haddad