PHOTOS: Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewelry Up For Auction

Thursday, 08 September 2011 | by Pat's Picks

The New York Post has a great preview of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry, which will be up for auction at Christie’s in December. Included in the impressive haul are “269 diamonds, pearls, rubies, rings, necklaces and even a tiara.”  Among the pieces are several that were given to Taylor by her on-again-off-again husband Richard Burton. Collectors are already eye the 33.19-carat white diamond ring that Burton gave Taylor in 1968 as a gift. Experts expect it to sell for anywhere between $2.5 and $3.5 million.

Check out the entire collection at Christie’s.