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Attended by Cartier jewellers Liz Taylor tries on a beautiful diamond necklace with matching earrings she spotted while window-shopping in Monte Carlo with her third husband Mike Todd. At $500,000, the necklace was beyond Todd’s budget, but the earrings were her consolation prize. Monte Carlo 1958. Source: Magazine Images du Monde, the edition of 21/02/1958 - Photo by Edward Quinn

Attended by Cartier jewellers Liz Taylor tries on a beautiful diamond necklace with matching earrings she spotted while window-shopping in Monte Carlo with her third husband Mike Todd. At $500,000, the necklace was beyond Todd’s budget, but the earrings were her consolation prize. Monte Carlo 1958. Source: Magazine Images du Monde, the edition of 21/02/1958

In Monte Carlo, 1958, actress Elizabeth Taylor tries on a spectacular Cartier diamond necklace she spotted while window-shopping with her husband, Mike Todd. These photographs document the "necklace affair," from the initial presentation of the jewels to Todd fastening the piece around his wife’s neck. While the necklace’s $500,000 price was prohibitive, Todd purchased the matching earrings for her as a consolation.

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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com
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