The ten most expensive Hollywood auctions as of 2012
This statistic shows the ten most expensive Hollywood auction items as of 2012. Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry set was auctioned off at Christie's in December 2011 for a price of 116 million U.S. dollars. The jewelry set included a pearl necklace collecting 11.8 million U.S. dollars and a diamond ring for 8.8 million U.S. dollars. The most famous necklace called the ‘la peregrina’ layered with pearls, rubies and diamonds was said to have broken the pre-sale estimate of 3-4 million U.S. dollars.