Elizabeth Taylor's Bulgari Emerald & Diamond Pendant-Brooch
- Maker
- Bulgari
- Year
- 1958-1962 (sold 2011)
- Rank
- 19 of 100
Elizabeth Taylor's Bulgari Emerald & Diamond Pendant-Brooch
Elizabeth Taylor's Bulgari Emerald & Diamond Pendant-Brooch by Bulgari (1958-1962 (sold 2011)) is ranked 19 in the FLOAT 100 for Jewelry. It sold for $6,578,500 on 13 December 2011. Set a world auction record for an emerald jewel and emerald per-carat price; centerpiece of Bulgari brand mythology.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
Set a world auction record for an emerald jewel and emerald per-carat price; centerpiece of Bulgari brand mythology.
23.46 ct Colombian emerald + diamond pendant-brooch; Richard Burton gift to Elizabeth Taylor
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $6,578,500
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 13 December 2011
Christie's NY, The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor; $6,578,500 ($280,000/ct emerald record). Taylor wore it as her engagement piece.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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