The auction of jewelry and objects of Elizabeth Taylor raises 120 million euros

Madrid, Dec. 20.(Press Europa) -

The collection of jewels, dresses and other personal objects of Elizabeth Taylor has been sold for a total of $ 156.7 million (120.7 million euros) after several days of auctions in New York.

"My mother always acknowledged that she was just a temporary guardian of the incredible objects she possessed in life and today I think she would be very happy to know that they will continue to enrich other people's life," Chris Wilding said in a statement, one of the childrenof the late actress.

From the Christie's auction house they underline the success of this auction that has managed to place one hundred percent of the 1.778 lots, which included jewelry, dresses, decorative arts and memories of their films.

Six lots were sold above five million dollars (3.8 million euros) and another 26 objects exceeded one million dollars (769.700 euros), as explained by the auction house in a statement.

Buyers from up to 36 different countries participated in the auction and the objects were sold for five, ten and up to fifty times the value that experts from the Christie's house had calculated until the records of the auction house beaten.

The star, the peregrine pearl

Elizabeth Taylor's 'pilgrim' pearl has been sold in New York for almost nine million dollars during an auction organized by the Christie's house.This acquisition also involves a record in the sale of pearls within the jewelry auctions, whose departure price ranged between 1.5 and 2.3 million euros.

With this piece, one of the most admired pearls in the world, and whose origin dates back to 16th century Spain.This piece achieved a historical record after four and a half minutes of bets.Finally, the pearl was acquired by a customer, who, on the phone, managed to increase the twenty offers that increased from a million dollars every few seconds, until reaching 6.7 million euros.

It is a historical and great value piece, especially for Spain, since King Felipe II acquired it in 1580 and the painter Velázquez included it in some of his portraits.In addition, members of royalty such as Margarita de Austria, Isabel de Borbón, María Luisa de Orleans or María Luisa de Borbón-Parma, wore this pearl until it went out of style.

Richard Burton, fifth husband of the actress, acquired this pearl in 1969 by 37.000 dollars, a bid in which he won the Duke of Cádiz, and gave it to Liz, in love with the jewels, and that looked when he played the role of Ana Bolena.

Elizabeth Taylor's memories

Among the auctioned lots are also a Chanel party suit and a layer with matching shoes and bag, which raised 103.000 euros;And a Versace bullfighter adorned with taylor images in some of her film papers, which was sold by 98.500 euros.

Likewise, several jewelry lots included in the sale also achieved high prices, particular.000 euros and a couple of quartz and gold earrings of Gucci, which were sold for 57.000 euros compared to 1.150 Estimated euros.

All the collection obtained will go to the heirs of the actress, and a part of the benefits generated during the exhibition of objects in several Christie's venues distributed throughout the world will be destined to the Foundation for the Fight Against AIDS that bears his name.It is estimated that more than 58.000 people have visited the exhibition of objects of the actress since the Christie's room announced in September its exhibition in several cities in the world.