Highlights of the auction include: Agathon Leonard, a gilt-bronze lamp featuring Loie Fuller, circa 1901, the sensational American dancer at the Folies-Bergere in Paris (estimate: $15,000-$20,000); a pale blue chiffon evening gown designed by Edith Head and worn by Taylor to the premiere of the 1974 MGM film That’s Entertainment (estimate: $4,000-$6,000); a group of three silk Persian rugs, including an antique Kirman Laver rug from Taylor's Gstaad residence (estimate: $4,000-$6,000); a black and white, leopard print pantsuit designed by Mirsa (Marchesa Olga di Gresy) and worn in the film X, Y & Zee (Columbia Pictures, 1972) (estimate: $3,000-$5,000); a New York Yankees jacket worn in a 2004 Vogue Paris shoot by, iconic photographer Bruce Weber (estimate: $2,000-$4,000); a silver studded, Versace leather biker jacket worn for her appearance on The Johnny Carson Show (estimate: $$4,000-$6,000); an Yves Saint Laurent cashmere poncho and jersey top ensemble worn in the film The Sandpiper (Filmways Pictures, 1965) (estimate: $2,000-$3,000); a green wool-felt, dip-dyed cape designed by Franca, London (Baroness Stael von Holstein) worn to Buckingham Palace for Richard Burton's investiture (estimate: $6,000-$8,000) (photo above right); several of Taylor's sterling table pieces including two Gorham individual salt and pepper sets with "ET" monograms, a pair of Japanese wagon-form sterling, parcel-gilt, and niello salt and pepper shakers, and an Asprey sterling Kiwi bird bottle stopper from Paris (estimate: $1,000-$2,000); a set of four Cartier sterling napkin rings in the "Trinity" pattern (estimate: $500-$700);
a Kumi Kookoon custom set of deep violet and lavender silk charmeuse bedding, with pleated duvet and pillow covers decorated with embroidered butterflies (estimate: $600-$800); a Bottega Veneta luggage set with violet printed laminated numbered tags reading "MINE!" (estimate: $2,000-$3,000); a group of D. Porthault bath linens including a set of seven hand, face and bath towels, a bath mat featuring purple violets with a blue "E" monogram and a set of Pratesi bathroom linens (estimate: $1,000-$2,000); a small wood sleigh bed with four sphere finials, linens and an inset mattress, personalized for "SUGAR," Taylor's beloved pet Maltese (estimate: $800-$1,200); a Loro Piana brown cashmere wrap worn to the AIDS Candlelight March in Washington, D.C. on October 12, 1996 (estimate: $600-$800); a Bill Tice chambray white cotton floral embroidery caftan worn in a Terry O'Neill photo shoot with David Bowie, a lime green silk La Mendola cape, a custom Christian Dior scarf with personalized message from Dior designer Marc Bohan to "Mrs. Richard Burton," a gold-plated sterling silver Cartier belt, signature inscribed to Elizabeth's mother, Stallion cowboy boots, monogrammed with "E" ...and more.