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TAPE: EF02/0811 IN_TIME: 14:12:59 DURATION: 3:50 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: New York. September 23, 2002 SHOTLIST 1. Tilt down ext Christie's 2. Zoom in entrance to Christie's 3. Pullout poster of book cover 4. Pan display of auction items 5. Ms necklaces 6. SOT: Simon Teakle (Head of Jewellery of Christie's Americas) "The pieces have all been donated with the exception of the emerald ring by the world's leading jewelers and they have been given to benefit Miss Taylor's AIDS foundation and they really each one represents that particular jeweler." 7. Bulgari pendant 8. Zoom in Jar ruby and diamond ring called "thread of my heart" 9. SOT Simon Teakle: "The Winston piece, the Van Cleef piece, the Cartier piece all representative of the particular style of that jewellery house." 10. MS Cartier Tutti Frutti necklace with a heart-shaped pendant set with diamonds and carved rubies, emeralds and sapphires. rack focus CU on Tutti Frutti pendant 11. SOT Simon Teakle: "The book talks about Elizabeth Taylor's life. It talks about the people who have made an impression...in her life...from a very very early age. And it's anecdotal about instances where she was in different parts of the world, how she was given this jewellery, how she acquired pieces, and it also discusses pieces in detail talking about why the La Peregrina pearl is so special, why the Krupp diamond, why the Taj-Mahal is such a rare piece. So it has a great blend of everything." 12. Zoom in Van Cleef and Arpels pink sapphire, sapphire and diamond ring 13. MS Tiffany's Paloma Picasso Diamond and Pink Torumaline "Loving Heart" necklace 14. CU clasp Tiffany Paloma Picasso 15. Rack focus of the Bulgari emerald and diamond ring 16. Side angle shot Bulgari emerald and diamond ring 17. Zoom in Bulgari emerald and diamond ring 18. SOT Simon Teakle: The emerald ring is from her personal collection. It was given to her in the 1960s by Richard Burton which I think if you have to think of one of the great silver screen romances of all time Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor has to be one of the great romances." 19. MS Tahitian pearl and diamond necklace 20. CU pan of necklace 21. Rack focus of Harry Winston, A rubelite, ruby and diamond ring 22. CU Boucheron A diamond and yellow diamond ring 23. SOT Simon Teakle: "What I love about this business is to expect the unexpected. And when you get an event like this which does draw a lot of publicity buyers can come from every direction and yes absolutely we have our list of usual suspects of regular jewellery buyers and also people who like to buy celebrity pieces. But you always get as I say the unexpected and that is the fun part of doing something like this." 24. WS poster of book cover TAYLOR'S LEGENDARY GEMS GO NO DISPLAY Elizabeth Taylor has teamed up with Christie's to host the first-ever public exhibition of jewellery from her own private collection. Miss Taylor has personally selected over 30 pieces from her own collection for the exhibit. To celebrate the opening of the exhibition, In Style magazine will be hosting an auction on Thursday (Sept 26th). The auction will benefit The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. In addition to the exhibit and the auction, Christie's Chairman Francois Curiel will be on hand with Miss Taylor to launch the book: 'Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewellery.' Curiel has written the introduction to the book. The showcase item of Thursday's upcoming auction is said to be the emerald and diamond cluster ring of 7.40 carats surrounded by twelve pear-shaped diamonds of 5.30 carats. The ring was a love token to Miss Taylor from the late actor Richard Burton. In addition to the famed ring, eight of the world's most renowned jewellery houses each have created an exquisite piece to be sold in the auction. Francois Curiel will be joined by Miss Taylor on Thursday for the sale of the nine items. Miss Taylor founded ETAF in 1991 and has raised over $8 million for support services for people with HIV/AIDS and for AIDS prevention education. For more information please contact: Christie's 212 636-2680