Elizabeth Taylor showed tremendous passion to collect the jewels rare gem studded. A number of collection will be auctioned at Christie's auction house, New York, December.
Legendary Hollywood actress who died March 23 of this gets most of her jewelry collection of her husbands.
Women who had married seven times it was never ashamed of showing his obsession with jewelry. "My mother told me not to open my eyes for eight days after birth, when I opened my eyes that I saw first was my mother's wedding ring. I'm hooked!"
Several times, the woman who died at the age of 79 is working with auction house Christie's. In 2002 he gave confidence to the auction hall to host exhibition of jewelry, including the 33 carat Krupp diamond from his fifth husband, Richard Burton, La Preregina Pearl and diamond Cartier design of the Taj Mahal of his heart. Advantages exhibition was given to Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.
On December 13 the upcoming auction, Christie's New York presents 269 Taylor jewelry. Jewelry including his iconic diamond, gemstone, jewelry historic, and jewels given memories of the people who loved him. The auction is expected to generate U.S. $ 30 million.
"He has a remarkable collection of jewelry, and Christie are very proud to participate in the auction jewelry," said Marc Porter, Chairman and President of Christie's Americas, was launched from Christie's official website.
Not only luxury jewelry devotee, his understanding of the meaning of jewelry is also profound. "Ever since he first met in 1998, it is clear that he was an expert in looking at a jewelry craftsmanship, determine the quality, rarity, and history," said François Curiel, the International Jewelry Director and President of Christie's Asia.
According to him, Taylor has the best jewels of the best period. "The result was he provides wonderful examples of the designer jewelry such as Bvlgari, Boucheron, Cartier, JAR, Schlumberger, Tiffany, and Van Cleef & Arpels," he added.
For this reason, Christie's is hoping pemilikinya later will enjoy and appreciate the beauty of her jewelry as did Taylor.
