Elizabeth Taylor twice surpassed the Duchess of Windsor

first day of sale of the collection of Elizabeth Taylor at Christie's auction ended with fantastic results. Head of the sensation of the evening was a giant pearl necklace with La Peregrina, pushed under the hammer for $ 11, 8 million. La Peregrina Pearl traces its history from the XVI century. In the XVII century it fell to the canvas of the famous Spanish artist Velazquez. Necklace for this beautiful pearl of manufactured house Cartier. Even with the colorful "biography", a preliminary estimate of jewelry was $ 3 million. Hardly anyone expected the piece of jewelry will be sold almost four times more expensive. But this is not the only surprise of the first day of trading. On-site Christie's for the evening was established at least eight world records. Chief among them - the total amount of sales. Collection of Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry was sold out completely at $ 116 million. The previous record belonged to the collection of the Duchess of Windsor, which was sold in Geneva in 1987 for $ 50, 2 million. No one lot last night either remained unclaimed. Dry sales figures were the best proof of the common phrase of impeccable taste Elizabeth Taylor. And it must be polgat, yet not all surprises: there is still three days of sales of items that belonged to the great actresses of the XX century. Updated 15.12.2011 12:36: On the second day of the total value of the jewelry collection of Mrs. Taylor to $ 137, 2 million. The final lot of the auction steel wedding rings to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, who, after an intense struggle with the initial estimate of $ 6-8 thousand. It was sold for $ 1 million. Also yesterday rasprodvali outfits and ensembles actress from Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianfranco Ferré, Givenchy, Halston, Tiziani, Valentino, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent. Again - 100% of the lots were purchased. Following an evening auction "icon of style and her Haute Couture» amounted to $ 2, 6 million. The results are, of course, not comparable with yuvlirkoy, but still impressive. 16/12/2011: Total revenue at the end of a two-day series of auctions dedicated to the subject of clothes and accessories from the collection of Elizabeth Taylor, was $ 5, 58 million. On the third day of excitement did not sleep any degree: everything sold at prices higher than the preliminary. Someone else questioned the taste of Elizabeth Taylor? From clothes great actress the most "hot" lot was an evening dress by Christian Dior in 1968 of silver brocade embroidered with matching bag that Ms. Taylor wore to the gala ball, organized by the Baron and Baroness de Rothschild in their French chateau. This ensemble went under the hammer for $ 362 500. The favorite in the section of accessories has become a set of three suitcases road from Louis Vuitton, sold for $ 245 500. 19.12.2011 Updated: Result Series auction Christie's, dedicated to the collection of Elizabeth Taylor, held from 3 to 17 December, It was $ 156, 7 million. Collectors bought everything that was put up, which is extremely rare even on a very successful trading. 26 lots went under the hammer in excess of the level of $ 1 million.