Elizabeth Taylor Christie's My Love Affair with Jewelry Auction Catalog HC Book

Description: Elizabeth Taylor Christie's My Love Affair with Jewelry Auction Catalog HC Book Description Elizabeth Taylor - Christie's Auction Catalog Christie's hardcover auction catalogue, The Legendary Jewels, Evening Sale. Enjoy learning the fascinating stories behind this legendary woman's jewelry and take a peek into the landmark auctions held in December 2011. Christie's - The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor - Legendary Jewels, Evening Sale - Beautifully illustrated 315 page full color catalog of the 80 items for sale December 13, 2011.achieved $115,932,000 , becoming the most valuable jewelry auction in history, the sale was 100% sold by lot and 100% by value, with 24 of the 80 jewels fetching over $1 million and 6 jewels over $5 million. 7 new world auction records were established: price per carat for a colorless diamond and for a ruby; a pair of natural pearl ear pendants; a pearl jewel; an Indian jewel and an emerald jewel.The top lot of the sale was the legendary 16 th century pearl La Peregrina which realized $11,842,500 (£7,579,200/ €9,118,725), setting two world auction records: for an historic pearl (against the previous record of $2.5 million set by La Regente at Christie’s Geneva, 2005) and for a pearl jewel (surpassing the $7 million record paid for The Baroda Pearls at Christie’s New York, 2007). A gift from Richard Burton in 1969 (having been bought for $37,000 at auction), this remarkable pearl of 203 grains in size is equivalent to 50 carats. Discovered in the 1500s in the Gulf of Panama, it became part of the crown jewels of Spain and ranks as one of the most important historic pearls in the world. Elizabeth Taylor designed the Ruby and Diamond Necklace with Al Durante of Cartier to offset what she called “the most perfect pearl in the world.” Includes items from the following: Boucheron, Bulgari, Cartier, Gerard, Jar, Kutchinsky, Marina B., Massoni, Mouawad, Ruser, Schlumberger, Lorraine Schwartz, Tiffany & Co., Vacheron Constantin, Van Cleef & Arpels, and David Webb. The features are: Sealed / Brand new The Legendary Jewels, Evening Sale: Christie's auction catalog; hardcover; 314 pages Limited Edition of 2,000: Each Book is Hand Numbered and Embossed/stamped, THE NUMBER IN THE PHOTO WILL VARY Colored photos throughout Copyright 2011(Christie's) Be sure to check out my EBAY STORE.. Enjoy! Payment, Shipping & Return Information U.S. Buyers to pay shipping and handling of 0 for 1st item. For each additional item add 0. For shipping discount to apply, all items need to paid in one combined payment. Missouri Residents to pay Sales Tax Items may returned in original condition for a refund of the purchase price. Shipping costs will not be refunded, unless an error was made by us. International Shipping rates: Canada via 1st class international: 44.95 Worldwide via 1st class international: 69.95 For Multiple item shipping discounts, Priority Mail or Express Mail International please contact me for a shipping Quote International Buyers - Please note: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. Due to the USPS raising international shipping costs, I may have to package without the shoeboxes for some International Shipments. We accept Paypal. Thanks for Looking.

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