A pair of mystery-set sapphire and diamond ear pendants, by Van Cleef & Arpels.

A pair of mystery-set sapphire and diamond ear pendants, by Van Cleef & Arpels, the inventor of this innovative technique, was featured in Christie’s historic auction of the Collection of Elizabeth Taylor. ‘The stories they could tell…,’ muses Burstein, speaking of the earrings once owned by the Hollywood icon.