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.
The most expensive Hollywood auctions as of 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
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Smashinglists. (March 5, 2012). The most expensive Hollywood auctions as of 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/219807/the-ten-most-expensive-hollywood-auctions/
Smashinglists. "The most expensive Hollywood auctions as of 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 5, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219807/the-ten-most-expensive-hollywood-auctions/
Smashinglists. (2012). The most expensive Hollywood auctions as of 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219807/the-ten-most-expensive-hollywood-auctions/
Smashinglists. "The Most Expensive Hollywood Auctions as of 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219807/the-ten-most-expensive-hollywood-auctions/
Smashinglists, The most expensive Hollywood auctions as of 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219807/the-ten-most-expensive-hollywood-auctions/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
The most expensive Hollywood auctions as of 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Smashinglists, March 5, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/219807/the-ten-most-expensive-hollywood-auctions/