Online-only component added to Elizabeth Taylor auction

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Online-only component added to Elizabeth Taylor auction

The Associated Press Published Monday, November 14, 2011 10:35AM EST

Elizabeth Taylor and husband, former secretary of the U.S. Navy John Warner, at the 42nd New York Film Critics Circle Awards dinner in New York, Jan. 30, 1977. (AP Photo)

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NEW YORK - Christie's New York auction house has added a special online-only component to its upcoming Elizabeth Taylor sale. It features 950 items of the Hollywood icon's jewelry, fashion and decorative arts.

Starting Monday, potential bidders can view highlights on a fashion website called Moda Operandi.

All of the lots will be shown on Christie's own website starting Friday.

The online-only sale begins Dec. 3 and runs through Dec. 17.

An art deco bracelet and earrings are estimated at $100-$200. A Valentino gown has a pre-sale estimate of $1,000-$1,500.

Taylor died in March at age 79.

The live auctions, from Dec. 13 to Dec. 16, feature more than 1,000 items. They include a 33-carat diamond ring that Richard Burton gave Taylor in 1968.