Elizabeth Taylor's jewels

Elizabeth Taylor's ruby and diamond necklace, a gift from Mike Todd, estimated at $200,000-$300,000, is shown in this photograph at Christie's in New York, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Christie's auction house is selling her complete jewelry collection in New York on Dec. 13-14.

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Credit: AP Photo/Richard Drew