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The diamond was subsequently named the "Taylor Burton Diamond". [8] Burton had previously bought Taylor the 33.19-carat Krupp Diamond in May 1968 at a cost of $307,000. [11] Burton and Taylor's jewels and other investments bought by the couple were officially assets of a tax shelter established by the pair, called the Atlantic Corporation. [12]
The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond, formerly known as the Krupp Diamond, is a 33.19-carat (6.638 g) diamond that was bought by Richard Burton for his wife, Elizabeth Taylor in 1968. The diamond was one of a number of significant pieces of jewellery owned by Taylor, her collection also included the 68 carat Taylor–Burton Diamond, which was bought by ...
Taylor collected jewelry through her life, and owned the 33.19-carat (6.638 g) Krupp Diamond, the 69.42-carat (13.884 g) Taylor-Burton Diamond, and the 50-carat (10 g) La Peregrina Pearl, all three of which were gifts from husband Richard Burton.
In 1970, Taylor presented the award for Best Picture in a lavender Edith Head dress and the Taylor-Burton diamond necklace. Today she is remembered for having one of the most expensive private ...
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The second and most notable of jewels gifted by Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor was the famous 69.42- carat diamond in 1969. Initially referred to as the 'Cartier Diamond', [4] Richard Burton bought from Cartier for a record-setting price of $1.1 Million. The Cartier Diamond was subsequently called the Taylor-Burton Diamond.
The weight of a diamond is one of these variables that determines a diamond’s worth and is what the general public is most familiar with. The unit of measurement, called the carat, equals 200 ...
Richard Burton purchased the pearl at the Sotheby's auction for $37,000. He gave it to his wife, Elizabeth Taylor, as a Valentine's Day gift during their first marriage. [8] On one occasion, the pearl went missing in the Burtons' suite at Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada. [2] In her book Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry, Taylor writes: