The last documented transaction for this stone was in "...June of 1979, when Henry Lambert, the New York jeweler, ... bought the Taylor-Burton Diamond for $5,000,000." As well, it has been slightly re-cut and now weighs 68.09 carats.
You can read more about this stone, below.
Several. The largest was the pear shaped Taylor-Burton diamond at 69.42 carats. He also gave her the Asscher Cut Krupp (Renamed The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond) , which is 33.19 carats, and the Pear shaped Burton Cognac diamond that weighs 32.14 carats.
The precise purchase price that Mr Burton paid for the Taylor-Burton diamond, paid to Cartier, is not available on public record.
At the auction where Cartier purchased the diamond, they paid $1,050,000 for the stone. Mr Burton purchased the stone that day from them, and their only concession to revealing the price he paid is that 'Cartier made a profit'.
Read more, below.
Mr Burton purchased many rings for Elizabeth Taylor, including rings studded with precious gems, diamonds among them.
A cartier ring
The cast of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton - 2001 includes: Richard Burton as himself Elizabeth Taylor as herself
She had 7 husbands, and the most famous was Richard Burton.
cleopatra
The celebrity couple of Liz Taylor and Richard Burton appeared on the sitcom called Here's Lucy during the 1973 season.
In 1979, Elizabeth Taylor sold the Taylor-Burton Diamond for US$5,000,000 to the New York jeweler Henry Lambert. The present owner, Robert Mouawad purchased it from the jeweler for an undisclosed sum.
The cast of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton - 2001 includes: Richard Burton as himself Elizabeth Taylor as herself
richard burton
It was the Sandpiper which stared Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.
Richard Burton
According to the Famous Diamonds Web site, the stone was sold for US$5,000,000 in 1979, and recut. When he purchased it for Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton bought a stone named Taj Mahal, which later became known as the Taylor-Burton Diamond. Read more, below.
The Sandpiper
Richard Burton
Yes.
Iron Horse
Elizabeth Taylor
She had 7 husbands, and the most famous was Richard Burton.
Great Romances of the 20th Century Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton - 1997 TV is rated/received certificates of: Singapore:PG