The pearl in question – known as La Peregrina – was one of the most famous in world history, prized for its size, perfect shape and impressive provenance. Before Taylor owned it, La Peregrina ...

One of the Queen’s jeweled pendants, which features a large natural pearl, fetched $36 million at auction, breaking a world record for the stone. Elizabeth Taylor’s La Peregrina pearl necklace.

Hear how Elizabeth Taylor's dog almost ate the $11.8 million La Peregrina pearl and other stories behind her legendary jewelry. WSJ's Kelsey Hubbard reports from Christie's. Elizabeth Taylor would ...

Elizabeth Taylor’s 50.6-carat ‘La Peregrina’ pearl, given to her by Richard Burton, surpassed all predictions when it went for a $11.8 million (£7.6million) at auction - almost $9 ...

Just moments after Richard Burton gave Elizabeth Taylor the La Peregrina Pearl on Valentine's Day 1969, she lost it, former Sotheby’s jewelry division head Ward Landrigan recalled in the New ...

In 1979, the diamond was sold again to Robert Mouawad of Mouawad jewelers. Elizabeth Taylor’s La Peregrina pearl necklace. Perhaps Taylor’s most legendary piece of jewelry was the La Peregrina ...

Elizabeth Taylor’s world-famous La Peregrina pearl — which sold at auction this past week for a record $11.8 million — was eaten by her dog shortly after she received it as a Valentine’s ...

When Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry collection was offered at auction at Christie’s in 2011, collectors with an eye for heritage—if not the budget for the legendary La Peregrina pearl—focused ...

Of course, that doesn't mean Burton cut any corners on the big holidays. In 1969, Burton purchased the La Peregrina Pearl — a nearly 56-carat pearl known to belong to Spanish queens before ...

The pearl in question – known as La Peregrina – was one of the most famous in world history, prized for its size, perfect shape and impressive provenance. Before Taylor owned it, La Peregrina ...

Diamonds may be forever, but pearls are just as rare - look no further than these stunning sea stones, which are worth millions. The lustrous gems, which are procured from the mouths of mollusks ...