Throughout the year, Michele and I have both blogged about several celebrity auctions. It just amazes me that people love to purchase things celebrities have owned. It does not seem to matter if it is a car, clothing, or something as simple as an ink pen, if someone popular enough owned it, chances are, someone out there wants to buy it!
The newest big auction ticket item was the little black dress Audrey Hepburn wore in the 1961 hit Breakfast at Tiffany’s. In case you have not noticed, Audrey Hepburn, like Chanel suits, never seems to go out of style. Even more than 10 years after her death, she has been featured recently in a Gap commercial. And as if to prove the fascination with her is not over, her Givenchy little black dress went for $800,000. Yes, you read that right – $800,000 for one dress. The audience in the room at Christie’s broke into applause when the bidding was over. The dress went to an anonymous phone bidder. The only information about the bidder that Christie’s would release is to say he or she is European.
There were also 277 more items in the auction (which continued today) including Star Wars props and costume designs, a jumper worn by Colin Firth in Bridget Jones’s Diary , and a group of guns from James Bond movies. The good news is all the money raised goes to help City of Joy, a charity that helps the poverty stricken of India.
Christie’s is also conducting a February 2007 auction in Paris with at least one item that is expected to bring in a record price. The 1939 German racecar, Auto Union D-Types, commissioned by Hitler is expected to bring in an auction price for an automobile. Car experts at Christie’s estimate that the car, one of only five remaining, could bring in as much as $12 million dollars. Hitler had the car made to show off Germany’s technical expertise. Ferdinand Porsche, who was working for Auto Union (which became Audi) at the time, designed it. The current world auction record for a car is $11 million. That was for the 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Coupe sold in 1987.
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