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| Elizabeth Taylor sapphire and diamond sautoir will be among the Bulgari jewels on display. |
Elizabeth Taylor fans will have another opportunity to view some of the most important jewels from her legendary collection.
The Beverly Hills Bulgari boutique on Rodeo Drive will showcase an eight-piece exhibit of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewels on Tuesday, according to published reports. The jewels are on display as a preview to the Academy Awards, which will be held Sunday.
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| Emerald and diamond suite. |
The Italian luxury jewelry house purchased its own pieces during the record-breaking auction of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewels held at Christie’s New York in December 2011. Among the items on display are an emerald and diamond necklace that it bought for $6.1 million, setting records for an emerald jewel and emerald per carat; and an 8.26-carat emerald and diamond pendant brooch that Bulgari purchased for $6.5 million (both pictured above as part of the emerald and diamond suite). The brooch was Taylor's first piece of Bulgari jewelry, according to reports.
Another item is a sapphire and diamond sautoir that Bulgari bought at the auction for $5.9 million (top photo).
A special preview of the display will be held Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. till 1:30 p.m., according to reports.
Follow this link to view more of Taylor's jewels from the Christie's New York auction.
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