Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry sells for $115 million

[Chris_]

Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry sells for $115 million

Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry collection fetched a record-setting $115 million — including more than $11.8 million for a pearl necklace and more than $8.8 million for a diamond ring given to her by Richard Burton — at an auction of gems and other memorabilia amassed by the late actress. The 33.19-carat diamond ring given to Taylor by the actor she married twice, sold for $8,818,500.

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That's a lot of money.  I'm curious how much it would have been worth if it didn't have her name attached to it.  No disrespect toward Taylor, but used jewelry doesn't seem to bring in the same kind of money it does when it's still in the store.

Interesting.

[thundley4]

I thought that there was more stuff to be auctioned off still.

[Chris_]

I have no clue.  I saw the price tag in the headline and thought it was interesting.

[Eupher]

That's not a bad investment - $37K for the pearl necklace in 1969 and then to sell it for $11.8 million in 2011.