Elizabeth Taylor’s Bulgari Jewels: The Story Behind the Legendary Collection

Explore the legendary story of Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and Bulgari — one of the most famous relationships between Hollywood, romance, and high jewelry. Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry collection became almost as legendary as the actress herself, filled with Bulgari emeralds, diamonds, sapphires, Serpenti designs, and extraordinary gifts from Richard Burton. During the filming of Cleopatra in Rome in the 1960s, Taylor discovered Bulgari and began a lifelong fascination with the Italian jewelry house. At the same time, her passionate relationship with Richard Burton was beginning — creating one of the great love stories of Old Hollywood. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton became synonymous with Hollywood glamour, but their jewelry tells a deeper story. Burton gave Taylor some of the most famous jewels associated with her life, including spectacular Bulgari emerald jewelry. Her Bulgari emerald and diamond necklace, emerald ring, brooch, bracelet, sapphire pieces, and other jewels became part of an unmistakable Elizabeth Taylor style. Jewelry was not simply decoration for her. It communicated celebrity, wealth, desire, romance, power, status, and identity. This video explores Elizabeth Taylor’s Bulgari jewelry collection, the history of Bulgari in 1960s Rome, the making of Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s relationship, and the extraordinary jewels that became associated with their romance. We look closely at the famous Bulgari emerald necklace and emerald