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The Unicorn (1964), The Black Horse (1965) and the Chestnut Horse (1965) Bracelets

One of the earliest of Webb's animal bracelets, the Unicorn Bracelet along with its diamond-tipped counterparts surged in popularity when equine wrist jewelry was trending. Elizabeth Taylor, a horse lover, received an all-white enamel horse bracelet with emerald eyes in 1966.

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The Elizabeth Taylor Makara Bracelet (1957)

Reportedly the first animal bracelet Webb ever made. The makara is an Indian sea monster that represents the balance of good and evil. Elizabeth Taylor bought the second makara bracelet—made from Cabochon emeralds, circular-cut diamonds, platinum and gold—Webb produced.

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The Elizabeth Taylor Double-Headed Lion Necklace (1965)

"Elizabeth Taylor had many specially commissioned pieces of jewelry, one of which she also wore in her film Ash Wednesday," says Ruth Peltason, author of David Webb: The Quintessential American Jeweler, "and is featured on the cover of her jewelry-cum-memoir, Elizabeth Taylor: My Life in Jewelry. It's this double strand of pearls with a diamond lion clasp."

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Elizabeth Taylor in Ash Wednesday (1973)

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The Jackie Ear Clips (1965)

Jackie Kennedy purchased these green enamel and gold domed drop earrings a month after Webb produced them. This is her pair.

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Kennedy attended the Metropolitan Opera in 1967, pairing her emerald ear clips with a white Valentino gown.

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The Vreeland Zebra Ear Clips (1964)

"Over the years [Diana Vreeland] gave plenty of ink to David Webb," wrote Peltason in the book, "and he in turn charmed her with a zebra zoo all her own." The ear clips seen here on the fashion editor are made from circular-cut diamonds, black-and-white enamel, platinum and gold.

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Spider Web Evening Box (1969)

Webb once said, "A woman should carry a jewel at night. She should never be caught with anything as functional as a handbag."

What the designer hadn't thought about, as Peltason wrote, "was how easy the costly gold purses were to 'lift' while the lady was, say, on the dance floor." This Cabochon emerald and chased gold box, Webb added a ring at the top for extra security. "And why a spider web?" Peltason asked. "As a young boy learning how to make jewelry in his hometown of Asheville, Webb often signed his ashtrays and such with a little spider web, a precocious play on his surname."