Marilyn Monroe Collection

 

The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe

Christie's Auction House

New York - Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 October 1999


||Lot 211 - A FANCY CAPE

A black silk and ostrich feather wrap with two velvet arm straps and an interior label reading "Made to Order / Rex, Inc., Beverly Hills, California;" Rex being a brand name Marilyn Monroe frequently purchased.  Interestingly, this piece may have also been used as a prop in Monroe's last and unfinished film, "Something's Got To Give;" A similar wrap can be seen in the handbag she carries as she watches her children in the swimming pool. 

 

Estimate:  $2,000-2,500

Selling Price:  $7,475

 


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