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When looking for the world’s most fascinating jewels, you inevitably keep running into Elizabeth Taylor.

“A total of 69.42 carats, this pear-shaped diamond was sold at auction in 1969 with the understanding that it could be named by the buyer. Cartier of New York successfully bid for it and immediately christened it “Cartier”. However, the next day Richard Burton bought the stone for Elizabeth Taylor for an undisclosed sum, renaming it the “Taylor-Burton”. It made its debut at a charity ball in Monaco in mid November where Miss Taylor wore it as a pendant. In 1978, Elizabeth Taylor announced that she was putting it up for sale and planned to use part of the proceeds to build a hospital in Botswana. Just to inspect the diamond, prospective buyers had to pay $2,500 to cover the cost of showing it. In June 1979 it was sold for nearly $3 million and was last reported to be in Saudi Arabia.”
from nymanjewelers.com

Elizabeth Taylor has become as famous for her jewelry as she is for her fabled acting achievements. Pictured here is her Daisy Suite of jewels.

“The House of Taylor Jewelry, whose principal shareholders include Dame Elizabeth Taylor and the Kathy Ireland brand, presents its Red Carpet Collection, which was designed by the diva of the silver screen.

In these pre-Oscar days, Elizabeth Taylor is displaying seven unique jewelry suites guaranteed to sparkle under the spotlight.

Among the sparkling jewelry suites is the Daisy necklace (see picture) and its matching ear”rings set with yellow sapphires, emeralds and diamonds.
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