Star Wars cloak sells for ??54,000 · 2007-03-07 12:17
A cloak worn by Sir Alec Guinness in Star Wars, which went missing for 30 years, has been sold for ??54,000 at an auction of cinema and TV outfits, the BBC informed.
Estimates suggested the plain, brown robe, seen on the sci-fi film’s Obi-Wan Kenobi character, would reach ??40,000.
Tom Baker’s Doctor Who costume – comprising a burgundy coat, brown tweed trousers and striped scarf – fetched ??24,600, 12 times the anticipated sum.
And Batman and Robin costumes worn in Only Fools and Horses reached ??10,200.
Sir Sean Connery’s dinner jacket from the James Bond movie Thunderball was sold for ??30,900.
London-based costume maker Angels sold about 350 lots. Angels said it was trying to clear space in its warehouse, which currently holds more than 1.5 million costumes, as well as lowering its insurance costs.
Bonhams auction house transformed its saleroom into a celebrity’s dressing room to give prospective buyers the chance to try on their favourite costumes.
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