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Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

JewelryFine Art

The single best-documented celebrity jewelry estate. Christie's dispersed “The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor” in New York on 13–14 December 2011; the jewels alone realized roughly $115.9m, the most valuable private jewelry collection ever sold at auction. Her father's eye for art showed in the estate's paintings, dispersed by Christie's in London in February 2012.

Realized at sale$43.2M
Estimated today modeled~$39M
−10%
Modeled value over timemodeled

Realized price carried forward by ALT/FNDATA’s trophy-tier price trend for each lot’s category.

A modeled market-level estimate, not an appraisal. Individual pieces vary.

Documented sales

La Peregrina pearl necklace (Cartier)
La Peregrina pearl necklace (Cartier) Confirmed
Christie's·The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, New York · Dec 13, 2011
A world auction record for a pearl jewel. Acquired by Richard Burton for Taylor in 1969 for $37,000; royal provenance to 16th-century Spain.
Guinness World Records Image: Christie's
Realized$11,842,500
The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond (the “Krupp,” 33.19 ct Asscher-cut)
The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond (the “Krupp,” 33.19 ct Asscher-cut) Confirmed
Christie's·The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, New York · Dec 13, 2011
A 1968 gift from Richard Burton; more than double its estimate.
KOMO News / AP Image: Christie's
Realized$8,818,500
Bulgari emerald-and-diamond pendant brooch (c. 1958–1962)
Bulgari emerald-and-diamond pendant brooch (c. 1958–1962) Confirmed
Christie's·The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, New York · Dec 13, 2011
A gift from Burton; reported as a record price for an emerald jewel. Acquired by Bulgari for its heritage collection.
Jewelove Image: Christie's
Realized$6,578,500
Vincent van Gogh, “Vue de l'asile et de la Chapelle de Saint-Rémy” (1889)
Vincent van Gogh, “Vue de l'asile et de la Chapelle de Saint-Rémy” (1889) Confirmed
Christie's·The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, London · Feb 7, 2012
Top art lot of the estate. Her father bought it for her at a London auction in 1963 for a reported ~£92,000.
Artnet News Image: Wikimedia Commons
Realized£10.1m (~$16m)

“Estimated today” is a modeled figure, not an appraisal: each realized price is adjusted by the change in ALT/FNDATA’s trophy-tier price level for its category (the median of comparable high-value lots, from the sale year to the present). It is a market-level estimate; individual pieces vary, and categories without enough comparable high-value data are shown as insufficient to estimate.

Notable historical collection. The realized figures are public auction results, from the dates shown. “Estimated today” and the value chart are modeled market estimates, not a live valuation or appraisal, and not a current holding.
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