Among Dame Elizabeth Taylor’s vast and luxurious jewelry collection, is her Bulgari emerald parure. A gift from her fifth (and also sixth) husband, Richard Burton, the decadent parure was given on several separate occasions: the emerald diamond brooch was a gift to celebrate their engagement, while the emerald diamond necklace was a wedding present. Later, Burton gifted her with a matching emerald diamond bracelet and earrings, also from Bulgari. It was even said that some of the emeralds in the jewelry set were from the Grand Duchess of Russia.
While Elizabeth Taylor’s own emerald diamond bracelet would no doubt cost a fortune (probably both my arms, legs, and most likely a kidney) what few know is that the Dame herself designed an emerald diamond bracelet that costs less than $1 million.
Currently being auctioned off at Christie’s, the emerald diamond bracelet designed by Taylor, was manufactured by the House of Taylor Jewelry, a company created in 2005 (whose principal shareholders include Elizabeth Taylor—duh!—and Kathy Ireland).
Obviously, the bracelet is nothing like Elizabeth Taylor’s but it’s the closest thing to owning jewelry that have passed the Dame’s own hands, and no doubt her taste.
Designed with a wide flexible band, containing nine circular-cut diamond lines, and several square-cut emeralds, mounted on 18k gold, the bracelet retails for $49,000 at Christie’s. Fortunately, jewelers such as Povada Fine Jewelry provide an exquisite line of emerald diamond bracelets that you could actually let that Elizabethan dream a reality.
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