Eighty gems, necklaces, earrings, pendants and rings that belonged to the late Elizabeth Taylor sold for more than $115 million collectively in a Christie's auction in Manhattan Tuesday, setting the world record for a private jewelry collection.

A Cartier pearl and diamond necklace the late Cat on a Hot Tin Roof star received from Richard Burton, who she married and divorced twice, was the highest-priced piece of the evening, selling for a staggering $11,842,500. Burton purchased the necklace at a 1969 auction for $37,000.

A 33.19-carat diamond ring Burton gave her went for more than $8.8 million.

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"She even wanted to be late for her own funeral," Taylor's publicist Sally Morrison said of her late client's request to start the service 15 minutes tardy, following the Tinseltown icon’s funeral at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles Thursday.