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Pearls for 30th Anniversary Gifts, Elizabeth Taylor & Le Peregrina

Pearls for 30th Anniversary Gifts, Elizabeth Taylor & Le Peregrina

Probably the most famous pearl is the world is Le Peregrina. The 500-year-old pearl is pear shaped. Its previous owners included the King of Spain, Napoleon Bonaparte and Elizabeth Taylor. Richard Burton bought Le Peregrina in 1969 as a Valentine’s Day gift for Elizabeth Taylor. He bid $37,000 at auction in which the Spanish royal family were also bidding. 

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