@vintagehollywoodstars: What could be more romantic than a surprise gift of rubies from your husband?  In August 1957, Elizabeth Taylor and her husband Mike Todd were vacationing on the French Riviera in the South of France when Mike surprised Elizabeth. This is what Elizabeth wrote about this moment: “When Mike gave me the rubies, I was pregnant with Liza.  We had rented a villa, about three months into our marriage.  The most beautiful house you’ve ever seen. I was in the pool, swimming laps at our home, and Mike came outside to keep me company.  I got out of the pool and put my arms around him, and he said, ‘Wait a minute, don’t joggle your tiara’.  Because I was wearing my tiara in the pool! He was holding a red leather box, and inside was a ruby necklace, which glittered in the warm light.  It was like the sun, lit up and made of red fire.  First, Mike put it round my neck and smiled.  Then he bent down and put matching earrings on me.  Next came the bracelet.  Since there was no mirror, I had to look in the water.  The jewelry was so glorious, rippling red and blue like a painting.  I just shrieked with joy... It was a perfect summer day and a perfect day of love.” The earrings consisted of three oval and cushion-cut rubies, each within a circular and baguette-cut diamond surround, to the circular and baguette-cut diamond scrolling surmount, mounted in platinum and 18k gold. The bracelet has a graduated line of ten oval and cushion-cut rubies, each within a circular-cut diamond double oval surround, mounted in platinum and 18k. The necklace: Baguette-cut diamond latticework bib, set at the front with seven oval and cushion-cut rubies, to the circular and baguette-cut diamond neckchain, joined by a cushion-cut ruby and shield-shaped diamond clasp, mounted in platinum and 18k gold. The 3-piece set was sold separately at Christie's Auction in 2011. The Cartier Collection bought the necklace for $3,778,500, and the earrings and bracelet were sold to a private buyer for $782,500 and $842,500. . . #cartier #diamonds #besthusband #elizabethtaylor #diamond

Vintage Hollywood Stars

Open In TikTok:

Region: US

Saturday 05 September 2026 18:31:15 GMT