Shirley and Karen recently attended the semi-annual conference of the Independent Jewelers Organization (IJO) held in Orlando, Florida. While there they had the unique opportunity to get up close and personal with pieces of exquisite jewelry which had been part of the personal collection of Elizabeth Taylor! Taylor is known to have owned some of the world's most magnificent as well as significant jewelry, including the 33 carat "Krupp Diamond", the Duchess of Windsor diamond brooch, the Grand Duchess of Russia emeralds, the "La Peregina Pearl" (which was a Valentine gift to her from Richard Burton), and the famous pear-shaped 69 carat "Burton-Cartier Diamond", also given to her by Burton, in 1969.