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Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry, art up for sale in NYC

Taylor, a screen goddess who also starred in classics such as “Giant,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” died in Los Angeles in March at age 79. A jewelry lover, she had pieces from some of the most famous names in the jewelry world, including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Chopard, in her collection.

Taylor’s necklaces, earrings, pendants and rings with diamonds, sapphires and other gems will go on auction at Christie’s auction house in New York City starting Tuesday. Among the high-profile items is a diamond bracelet given to the “National Velvet” and “Cleopatra” actress by Michael Jackson, with an estimated sale price of $30,000 to $50,000. A 33.19-carat diamond ring given to her by Richard Burton, whom she married twice, is estimated to sell for $2.5 million to $3.5 million.

Other sales of Taylor’s art, clothing and memorabilia will be held later in the week. An online-only sale of some items runs until Saturday. Part of the proceeds will go to The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, which she established in 1991 to help people living with AIDS.

NEW YORK The glittering gems, fabulous clothes, accessories and memorabilia amassed by Elizabeth Taylor are up for sale but any would-be buyers had better have some deep pockets.

Taylor’s collection of impressionist and modern art is scheduled to go on sale at Christie’s in London in February.

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Jonathan Saunders was in town final week apt show his own Resort accumulation (and host a tiny get-together by the Bowery), but I caught up with him at Escada, where he debuted the capsule accumulation he devised for Escada Sport Resort. Saunders brought a splash of color—to mention the least—to the German label’s friendly-priced diffusion name. The color-blocking that made up much of his namesake collection’s recent offerings reappears here, with pegged trousers and ditches in electric blue, blue and green paneled minidresses and creased skirts, and a publish that’s literally color-blocked—that is to say, of colored blocks. Accessories, including totes, straps, and trompe l’oeil wedges with graphic “heels,” elect up the theme. My personal preference idea was a blown-out houndstooth publish, which was shown in a contrast silk blouse and skirt see (left). Saunders spoke of bringing a fashionable, younger buyer apt Escada’s stores and to Lord & Taylor, where the collection ambition bow. As of immediately, he’s slated to begin with Resort and potentially migrate ashore to pre-fall, yet whether he paints crowds—and I wouldn’t be surprised—I bet the label will court him because Fall and Spring, too.

Photo: Courtesy of Escada Sport