Everybody meet her as one of the greatest actresses in movie history, however Elizabeth Taylor is much more. Generous with the most noble causes and committed to numerous charitable activities, those who know her speak of her with gentleness and admiration, the same admiration that aroused his collection of jewelry with unique and stunning pieces.

Extracting a paragraph of the biography of Elizabeth Taylor in the wikipedia (spanish version):

"Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, also known by her successive names of married: Hilton, Wilding, Todd, Fisher, Burton, Warner or Fortensky. She was born in London (February 27, 1932) and she is a famous British actress that won two Oscars, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and four Golden Laurel Awards. Thanks to an award from Queen Elizabeth II of England (Dame Commander of the British Empire) is addressed as Dame (Lady), the male equivalent of Sir, like other veteran stars like Judi Dench and Shirley Bassey.
Renowned for her spectacular and dazzling beauty and acting in films Such as Cleopatra and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, she became one of the myths of the Seventh Art from the 50's Quickly. She is Also extremely popular for her historical stormy private life, for her passion for jewelry and for her purple eyes, something unique and extremely rare in Hollywood and in the rest of the world. She is one of the last survivors of the stars of classic cinema.

The American Film Institute named her one of the best female stars of all time (among the top five). "
Elizabeth comes to the interpretation almost forced by her mother, one of those women who unloaded on the backs of their children all that they wanted for themselves. However, forgetting grudges, traumas or frustrations, Taylor gave the best in all her works. Of those films, Cleopatra (1963) no doubt mark a before and after. For her performance received a payment record: seven million dollars, although it was stipulated that it would be only one million. And during the same time she met Richard Burton, with whom she would marry two of the eight times that she was married.

Burton was an important link in Liz Taylor's passion for jewelry. He gave a present her, among others, the famous Peregrina Pearl, the Yellow Krupp diamond (33.19 carats), the Taj Mahal (diamond heart-shaped) or the famous diamond Taylor-Burton (69.42 carat pear size) and for which he paid $ 1.2 million in 1969. But Elizabeth's jewels were not only gifts; she bought many jewels, especially those who carried emeralds, her favorite stone.

Before her marriage to Burton and start your collection, she bought her first piece (a stone brooch) in 1945 as a present for his mother. By marrying Michael Todd (her third husband) discovered his passion for the stones when he gave her the first pieces. Anyway it was Richard Burton who really sparked his desire to collect jewelry and understand them. Such has been his penchant for jewelry that she published in 2002 her book, Elizabeth Taylor: My love affair with jewelry (Simon & Schuster).

The private collection of the actress, although spectacular, is surpassed by others, however, for Liz Taylor, her jewels are part of her life so intimate as personal. With her jewels she can sum up much of moments, successes and failures of her life. She was a regular customer of Shlomo Moussaieff jewelry designer and of the jewelers: Cartier, Bulgari, Tiffany, Boucheron, Chopard, Van Cleef & Arpels.

Although some believe that this passion is a frivolous desire from a movie star, we can say that this is far removed from reality. Elizabeth Taylor has auctioned many items for charities, in particular for organizing the Taylor Foundation to fight AIDS. In fact, Taylor reached an agreement with the auction house Christie's to auction off his possessions in the future and be sent the resulting money to the fight against AIDS among many other causes.
With all this it is clear that Elizabeth Taylor is, and has been, an important link between the jewels and the market in a "romantic" relationship, something curiously failed with their partners.