Alexa here. The 2012 Hollywood Legends Auction, held recently by Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, made some news because it included the first sale of Whitney Houston's belongings since her passing. I recently perused the catalog and was interested to see many items from Rue McClanahan's estate (Golden Girls caftans!) and artifacts from Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's life together (including some patio furniture). There were hundreds of interesting film curios, including costumes, original artwork and odd, lifelike mannequins. Also fascinating was how much many of the items went for. Why did Debbie Reynolds' Singin' in the Rain Costume fetch $10,000 more than Natalie Wood's Gypsy ensemble? Who knows. Here is a small selection of the hundreds. You can flip through the catalog here.
Orson Welles self portrait, sold for $8,960.
Eyes Wide Shut mannequins, sold for $1,408.
Cabaret, Cleopatra, Gypsy and more after the jump...
Oil painting portrait of Hedy Lamarr, by actor Reginald Gardner, sold for $5,937.50.
Liza Minnelli Cabaret bowler, sold for $8,320.
Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra costume (sold for $10,000), necklace (sold for $4,375) and mannequin (sold for $1,625).
Natalie Wood Gypsy costume, sold for $6,875.
Debbie Reynolds Singin' in the Rain costume, sold for $17,500.