On January 30, 2025, Woolley & Wallis auctioned a diamond bracelet offered by Michael Jackson to Elizabeth Taylor. It sold at an exorbitant price, exceeding all estimates.
An actress of renowned, Elizabeth Taylor scored the 1960s and 70s. Not only had she endowed with great talent, but she also had a peculiarity that the public adored: her eyes had purple reflections. The deceased was also known for her multiple romantic relationships; She got engaged ten times and got married eight times! From these numerous stories was born a very large collection of jewelry, subject of her book “My Love Affair with Jewelry” published in 2002. In this book, the Hollywood star reveals the story surrounding the most sentimental pieces and most important in his collection.
But his jewelry collection does not only come from his many husbands. She also includes pieces offered to her by her relatives. Among them, Michael Jackson, with whom she had a beautiful friendship for many years, so that she had become the godmother of her children. The king of pop used to offer him jewelry, like this yellow gold bracelet set with 27 graduated diamonds.
A masterpiece of the auction organized by the British company Woolley & Wallis, on Thursday, January 30, it was estimated between 50,000 to 70,000 pounds Sterling (60,000 to 84,000 euros). But as in all auctions, the final price has naturally exceeded estimates, almost doubling forecasts.
As a reminder, the bracelet had already been sold to an auction in 2011 for 182,500 dollars, or around 176,000 euros. It was the buyer of this sale who auction has given him. And here it is ten years later, it was sold for the modest sum of 95,000 pounds sterling (114,200 euros), proving that time does not change the value of a jewel, which represents a beautiful here Friendship link.
On the death of Michael Jackson in 2009, Elizabeth Taylor then said: “My heart and my soul are broken, I loved Michael with all my heart and I can’t imagine my life without him.“She will die a few years later, in 2011.