Richard Burton

Elizabeth Taylor's ample closets contained more than $2.6 million in fashion couture, which hit the auction block at Christie's yesterday. A silver encrusted brocade gown sold for more than 70 times the pre-sale estimate....

Elizabeth Taylor’s long love affair with Richard Burton, which included two marriages, yielded a $115 million treasure trove of jewelry that topped bidding at a spectacular auction of the actresses collection at Christie’s in New York....

Elizabeth Taylor apparently never tossed anything. Her vast couture wardrobe and more than $36 million in stunning jewelry and other items will be auctioned at Christie’s in a sale that is attracting international interest....