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Marilyn Monroe: On the Block
The zipperless, flesh-colored dress is expected to fetch more than $1 million Wednesday as the centerpiece of a much-hyped Christie's auction of the voluptuous star's personal effects. The two-day sale is likely to trounce the $34.6 million pulled in by the 1996 Jacqueline Onassis sale, USA Today reports.
"You might see a few records broken," Butterfield & Butterfield's Michale Schwartz tells People magazine. "Monroe is right up there with Elvis and James Dean in terms of collectibility."
Christie's senior vice president Nancy Valentino calls the sale "probably the last and most lavish celebrity auction of the millennium." And with nearly 1,000 lots, including gowns, costumes, furs, jewelry, drawings, books, letters and furniture up for grabs, she may be right.
"The property has been out of sight for more than 35 years, and seeing it for the very first time is like opening a time capsule," she says in a statement. "The images and memories of Marilyn come flooding back in full force-from her famous career to her much-talked-about personal life."
Among the most notable Monroe collectibles (with the estimated value) on the block are: Marilyn's platinum-and-diamond-covered (35, to be exact) eternity band from her second husband, baseball great Joe DiMaggio, $30,000-50,000 The shooting script from Some Like It Hot with personal notes in the margins, $20,000-30,000 The 1959 Best Actress Golden Globe award for Some Like It Hot The Mexican-made cardigan she wore in her final photo session in 1962, $30,000-50,000 The sequined, stiletto heels she wore in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, $4,000-6,000 A silver-framed triptych from famed photographer Cecil Beaton, $15,000-20,000 A publicity shot signed by various actors including Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall, $10,000-15,000
No stone has been unturned for this auction of the mementos of one of Hollywood's most beloved sex symbols. Even the most mundane objects imaginable--a dog license for her white poodle, 20 pairs of high-heeled shoes, her pots and pans, broken sunglasses, used makeup and a boatload of other knicknacks--are available for bidding.
The Wednesday sale will be broadcast live on the American Movie Classics (AMC) network (3:45 p.m. PT), as well as on the Internet at www.excite.com/christies. The auction continues through Thursday.
Monroe doesn't have a corner on the auction market, however. Earlier this month, a Graceland auction of Elvis memorabilia pulled in more than $5 million for Presley Place, a home for the poor.
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