Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewelry Sale at Christie’s
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From the Christie's Catalogue for the sale of Elizabeth Taylor's Estate
Here’s a nice follow up to my entry about Elizabeth Taylor. Back in October my Mother and her girlfriend flew to LA ( we live in Northern California) to see the preview of Taylor’s jewels for the Christie’s sale. I was wishing I could go! My Mom worried about what she would wear, especially the jewelry. She ended up wearing her triple strand of pearls with the diamond clasp, matching earrings and a silver Max Mara jacket. One could not possibly attend the preview wearing costume jewels!
Luckily, my Mom did bring me back a catalogue. One of my favorite pieces is not one of the famous ones but something with some history. It is a necklace made of ivory turn of the century theatre tickets collect by Edith Head, the leading Hollywood costume designer. Ms.Head left it to Elizabeth in her will. Edith Head was the precursor to the fashion stylists of today. I think this is one of the coolest pieces!
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