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Shj: already owns the 33-carat Krupp diamopd,•. and assorted other baubles worth. a' fortune. Stitl, here was a rock to outshine them all: a flawless, pure white, 69-carat diamond, set in a ring that an anonymous owner had put up for bids at Manhattan's Parke-Bernet Galleries. Elizabeth Taylor wanted the jewel so badly that the Burtons' agent was willing to pay $1,000,000. Alas, that was not enough. The stone, which is as large as a peach pit, went for $1,050,000, making it the world's costliest single piece of jewelry ever auc-
f>i1monds For Liz On Oscar Night HollywOod· (AP)-Elizabetb Taylor plans to bedazzle tonight's Academy Awards audience by wearing her million· dollar .. diamond, newly transplanted into a abi~ing necklace. · .For the privil11ge of doing so she will pay three Australian insurance companies a pl'eJlllUm of $2,500. ' .A ·dE6criptlon of Miss Taylor's gown and jew~. ~or the Academy Awards presentation was provided by Edith Head, who has created a periwinkle blue chiffon gown and coat for Miss Tiaylor. ~"n1e color is the color of her eyes," said Miss Head. She said Miss Taylor collaborated with her in designing the outfit, Miss Tiylor an updated version of ~ dress the actress wore in the 1951 movie, "A Place in the Sun." "Elizabeth's whole idea for the Oscar," said Miss Head, "is to use the gown we designed together as a background for a diamond necklace which features the Cartier diamond and some of Elizabeth's other diamonds." · The Cartier diamond, a l.os-million-dollar gift from Miss Taylor's husband, Richard Burton, was previously set in a ring.
Liz Taylor Gets The Huge Diamond tioned. It was carried off by Cartier. But in the end, the lady had her way when Richard Burton bought the gem from Cartier. The price? Still a secret.
~EW YORK (AP) - Actress was made by Robert Kenm()re, Elizabeth Tarlor has added the chairman <>f the board of K _ 69.42-carat diamond - sold at en auction Thursday . for $1.05 more Corp., owner of Cartier's. million - to a jewelry collection Mrs.. Burton, 37, will have that already includes the 33- to wait a few weeks to take carat Krupp diamond and the possession of her new gem s~t in a ring ~it~ two half-moon famed La Peregrina pearl. Miss Taylor's husband, actor d!a~on,ds w~1ghmg 2.92 carats. Richard Burton, bought the huge Carb~r s said. tbe stone would diamond Friday from Cartier's be displayed m the New York the Fifth Avenue jewelry store: st?re through Nov. 1.,and Bu~ton for an undisclosed sum. will get the ,,stone some time Announcing the sale, a Car- after Nov. 8. tier's spokesman said the <Ha- The huge stone is one of the mond ,had been purchased <>n few, large unnamed diamonds. Burton s .behal~ by Al Yagler. It was the third largest stone The big~ bid - r~portedly ever sold at auction. Parket~e top p~1ce ever paid . for a Bernet would not disclose the piece <>f Jewelry at auction - seller.