Jill Zarin Bought Elizabeth Taylor’s $19K Ring for ‘Good Karma’

Courtesy Christie’s; inset: Andrew H. Walker/Getty
Elizabeth Taylor famously told the world what a “lucky girl” she was when she looked at her jewels. Former Real Housewives of New York star Jill Zarin says she feels just as lucky now that she owns one of them.
Zarin’s husband, Bobby, bought several items his bride picked out at the record-breaking $153 million Elizabeth Taylor auction at Christie’s New York last week, including a light-blue gemstone ring designed by famed jeweler Zorhab Istanboulian. He also bought her a 14-karat gold pillbox from Van Cleef & Arpels, bearing the inscription, “To Elizabeth With Love” on one end and POKER ALICE, the name of her 1987 TV movie with George Hamilton, elsewhere.
Zarin wouldn’t say what her hubby paid for the items, but a rep at Christie’s confirmed that the final bid for the Zorab ring — featuring an ornate, multi-gemstone setting — was $19,000. The final bid for the pillbox, which houses a compartment set with red and blue cabochon stones, was $8,000.
















