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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 ...
The Taylor–Burton Diamond, a diamond weighing 68 carats (13.6 g), became famous in 1969 when it was purchased by actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Burton had previously been the underbidder when jeweller Cartier bought the diamond at auction for $1,050,000, setting a record price for a publicly sold jewel.
Elizabeth Taylor is an icon in every sense of the word. ... In 1970, Taylor presented the award for Best Picture in a lavender Edith Head dress and the Taylor-Burton diamond necklace. Today she is ...
It was also Burton who bought her several of her magnificent jewels, including the pear-shaped 69-carat diamond that came to be called the Burton-Taylor Diamond. She later auctioned it off to fund ...
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.
According to 2009’s “Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and the Marriage of the Century,” by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger (excerpted by Vanity Fair), Fisher called his home ...
In 1968 Richard Burton presented Elizabeth Taylor with the 33.19-carat Krupp Diamond, also known as the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond. He gifted the diamond to Elizabeth Taylor on board the Kalizma whilst moored in the Thames, London. The second and most notable of jewels gifted by Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor was the famous 69.42- carat ...
Elizabeth Taylor: the Lost Tapes ... and Todd gave Taylor a 29-carat diamond ring—the start of Taylor's lavish jewel collection. ... Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton won the Best British ...