Julien's Auctions, a premier entertainment celebrity memorabilia auction house, held its Hollywood Legends auction event this weekend which featured over 800 items at Julien's Auctions Gallery in Beverly Hills. The auction featured exceptional screen worn wardrobes, props, photographs, jewelry and celebrity owned items.
The Green Hornet and his trusty sidekick Kato cruised the streets of Los Angeles in a tricked out 1965 Imperial Crown nicknamed Black Beauty. In the 2011 production of The Green Hornet Columbia Pictures built and destroyed a number of these cars during production. Julien's Auctions presented the one vehicle to survive intact which sold for $46,875. A Claudette Colbert Cleopatra cape sold for $5,625, the Wizard of Oz Munchkins Flower Pot hat sold for $15,000, Frank Sinatra's original signed abstract painting sold for $21,250, while his former love Mia Farrow's owned Salvador Dali signed book sold for $6,875 and the Grace Kelly Helen Rose Wedding gown sketch sold for $8,125. A Christopher Reeve Superman IV flying suit sold for $25,000.
An extraordinary offering of items from screen goddess Marilyn Monroe served as one of the many highlights of the highly anticipated events. The film legend's nightshirt sold for $15,000, Marilyn Monroe negatives with copyright sold for $7,000 and her bra from the "Some Like It Hot" gown sold for $28,125. A Marilyn Monroe signEd Check sold for $3,437.50, a Marilyn Monroe personally owned cocktail dress sold for $25,000 and a pair of Marilyn Monroe owned Capo di Monte cups and saucers sold for $17,500.
With expertise specializing in entertainment and sports memorabilia, Julien's Auctions has quickly established itself as the premier auction house in high profile celebrity and entertainment auctions. Julien's Auctions presents exciting, professionally managed and extremely successful auctions with full color high quality auction catalogues unlike any other auction company. Previous auctions include the collections of Cher, U2, Barbara Streisand, the estate of Marilyn Monroe and many more. Official website is www.juliensauctions.com.Videos