So Happy 2010, mine was not quite as glamorous as this, but one of my presents was a celebration of 250 years of Sotherby's, from which this beautiful picture is lifted.

At an electrifying 1969 Parke-Bernet auction saw Richard Burton's agent repeatedly bid for this stunning 69.42 carat diamond ring (worn suspended from a separate necklace), Cartier won with a winning bid of $1,050,000. Burton later managed to acquire it from Cartier amid unprecedented publicity, ever since the diamond has been known as the Taylor-Burton Diamond.

Could it look any more stunning than in this shot, enjoy....