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.

In an elegant Monte Carlo interior in 1958, Elizabeth Taylor intently examines a magnificent diamond necklace and earrings presented by Cartier jewellers. Flanked by her third husband, Mike Todd, the actress tries on the jewels she spotted while window-shopping. The necklace, at $500,000, was beyond Todd’s budget, but the earrings became her consolation prize. Dressed in a ribbed turtleneck, Taylor’s simple attire offers a quiet contrast to the opulent diamonds she now holds.

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