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Thursday, 26 February 2015 11:31

Elizabeth Taylor Trust Sues Christie’s Over 2011 Jewel Sale

Elizabeth Taylor, 1952. Elizabeth Taylor, 1952. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Elizabeth Taylor jewels are back in the news.

Christie's 2011 sale of the collection of Elizabeth Taylor was a landmark event celebrating the iconic Holllywood star's life with back-to-back auctions of her art, fashion, and jewels. The evening jewels sale alone achieved $115.9 million, the most valuable jewelry auction in history and seven new world auction records were established.

But now it seems that some of those "record" results have become a royal embarrassment.

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