Sales total in U.S. dollars for all six auctions, including the Online Only Auction
“I wanted to share my collection with others so that they could get a glimpse of the joys, the thrills, and the pure happiness that these beautiful creations have given me.” —Elizabeth Taylor
$11,842,500 Price in U.S. dollars for the top lot from the collection, the world-famous La Peregrina pearl
58,000 Estimated number of exhibition attendees during the worldwide tour of the collection
57,000
Bids cast in Christie’s first-ever Online Only Auction
100% Percentage of lots sold
36 Countries represented in bidding during the four days of live auctions
26 Items selling over $1 million
12 World auction records set during The Legendary Jewels, Evening Sale
10
Number of days in which a museum-quality exhibition of the collection was displayed in Christie’s New York galleries
8
Cities included in the global exhibition tour 6
Items selling over $5 million
clockwise from top left La Peregrina A Natural Pearl, Diamond, Ruby and Cultured Pearl Necklace, by Cartier Estimate: $2,000,000–3,000,000 Price Realized: $11,842,500 World auction record for any pearl jewel World auction record for a historic pearl
Miss Taylor’s Gina Fratini Wedding Dress, Worn at her Second Marriage to Richard Burton Estimate: $10,000–12,000 Price Realized: $62,500
Andy Warhol (1928–1987) Liz (Feldman and Schellmann II.7) offset lithograph in colors, 1964, on wove paper, signed in felt-tip pen, dedicated ‘to Elizabeth with much love’ Estimate: $30,000–50,000 Price Realized: $662,500
The Burton Wedding Bands Two Diamond and Gold Eternity Bands Estimate: $6,000–8,000 Price Realized: $1,022,500
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1 Legend, one icon — the one, the only Elizabeth Taylor