10- Star Wars: Luke Sky walker’s Light Saber
This light saber has now been on the
fans list for Star Wars for almost 30 years and when it went for auction
it was bought by an avid fan for 240,000$. This light saber highlighted
several Hollywood memorabilia during an auction in L.A where the house
itself, where the auction was held, was set at an auction price
approximately 3.5 Million$.
9-Mailyn Monroes Shocking Pink Dress
8- Star Wars Panavision R-200 Movie Camera
A lens which captured worlds most
followed, beloved and profitable movie saga was put up on auction by
Profile in history in L.A .This Star Wars Panavision R-200 was offered
for auction by Profiles in History and the camera was itself claimed
from the personal collection of Hollywood legend, Debbie Reynold. Iconic
director, George Lucas is said to have personally used this vintage
movie camera to shoot the epic, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Its
sale of $625,000 made it to the worlds most expensive camera to ever be
sold.
7- Audrey Hepburns Black Dress in Breakfast at Tiffanys
With all the negativity around the name
of poor Audrey Hepburn, her dress still managed to soar high when put up
for auction. This 1999′s dress was worn by her in Breakfast at
Tiffanys, one of the world famous movies and with Hepburns distinct and
elegant style. But the $2.6 million was still about 10 times the
pre-sale estimate, owing to the Taylor cachet and also driven by
competitive online bidding from around the globe.
6-Marilyn Monroes ‘Happy Birthday’ to the President Dress
This ‘Happy Birthday Mr.President’ suit
is probably the most significant dresses in history mainly for two
reasons. This dress was worn on a birthday celebration of President John
F. Kennedy by the heart throb sensation Marilyn Monroe with its tight
curves and a backless back! This most expensive piece of clothing was
auctioned off by Christie’s in the year 1999 and fetched an astounding
$1.26 million. The dress was featured in the Happy Birthday tribute
event organized in 1962 in the honor of President Kennedy.
5- Micheal Jacksons Thriller Jacket
With high plans to raise money for childrens hospital world wide, a gold trader buys the thrilling Micheal Jackson’s red and black jacket for $1.8 Million, which he wore in a world famous music video of the song ‘thriller’ in 1983. The jacket sold by Julien’s auction house in Beverly Hills is in better condition and is signed on the sleeve by the late singer. The 14-minute clip, in which Jackson turns into a zombie and dances with the undead, is considered one of the most influential music videos ever made.
4- 1938 Action Comics No.1
This comic book which brought to the
world the ‘Man of Steel’ Supermangot caught in the headlines when it
collected an astounding amount of $2.1 Million at an online auction.
This particularly copy of the 1938 Action Comics No.1 was given a
coveted 9.0 Grade for its extremely fine condition. This fabulous comic
book edition was reportedly stolen from the actor’s, Nicholas
Cage,collection in the year 2000, but was subsequently recovered in the
following months.
3- Elizabeth Taylor’s Record Breaking Dresses Auction
Elizabeth Taylor’s couture dresses have
sold for a record breaking $2.6 Million. One of the most expensive and
astounding seller was Elizabeth’s Christian Dior evening gown and
matching clutch, which fetched $362,500 despite having an estimation
price of only $6,000. Her wedding gowns proved hits of the night with
her second marriages wedding gown leaving the place for $62,500. The
wedding bands, two diamonds and two gold ones sold for astounding
$1Million, 125 times more than the estimated price.. The yellow chiffon
gown she wore to their first nuptials was withdrawn from the auction at
the last minute, and is to be donated to an institution instead.
2- Marilyn Monroe’s White Gown
Making it the world’s most expensive
dress, Monroe’s white flowing gown she wore in the movie ‘The Seven Year
Itch’ was sold for an incredible price of $4.6million. The dress which
was sold at an auction held at The Paley Center for Media in Los
Angeles, California, was the highlight in a catalogue of 3,500 pieces of
memorabilia auctioned off by the Singin’ in the Rain star Debbie
Reynolds. This dress was designed by William Travolta and brought by
Reynol in 1971 as a job-lot of wardrobe items sold by 20th Century Fox
studios, this gown was only expected to score $1-$2million and instead
breaking records for the worlds most expensive dress.
1-Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewelry Set
One of Hollywood’s most celebrated actress,
Elizabeth Taylor was remembered again in December 2011 when he fine
jewelery set grabbed an amazing price of $116million at Christie’s
auction. The remarkable sale has now put the collection in the record
books as the most expensive private jewelery collection sold at auction.
The auction included a pearl necklace collecting $11.8million, a
diamond ring for $8.8million. The most famous necklace called the ‘la
peregrina’ layered with pearls, rubies and diamonds was said to have
broken the pre-sale estimate of $3-$4million and is now considered one
of the most expensive auctioned items of all times.
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