Los Angeles:
The elaborate golden cape worn bylegendary Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor in two majorscenes from the 1963 film Cleopatra is to go up for auction.
Bidding for the intricate garment, made from leather andgold, is set to start at $10,000 when it goes under thehammer at Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions on May30, reported Daily Mail online.
But industry insiders predict bidding could soar waybeyond that, reaching into the hundreds of thousands.The leather and gold garment, designed to look like thewings of a Pheonix, were worn in the two most memorable scenesin the blockbuster movie.
The costume, designed to look like the wings of aphoenix, is intricately designed using thin strips of goldleather and embellished with thousands of seed beads, buglebeads and bead-anchored sequins.
The craftsmanship involved is impressive and playstestament to the time, effort and money that went into thedesign of Taylor's costumes - the star was allocated anincredible $194,800 wardrobe budget for the film.
The cape will be up for auction alongside the wig worn bythe star in the same film.
"These are just a few of the highlights and legendarynames we have lined up in this auction. Taylor was featured incountless newspaper and magazine articles wearing this cape,"said Margaret Barrett, Director of Entertainment & Musicauctions.
Bidding for the intricate garment, made from leather andgold, is set to start at $10,000 when it goes under thehammer at Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions on May30, reported Daily Mail online.
But industry insiders predict bidding could soar waybeyond that, reaching into the hundreds of thousands.The leather and gold garment, designed to look like thewings of a Pheonix, were worn in the two most memorable scenesin the blockbuster movie.
The costume, designed to look like the wings of aphoenix, is intricately designed using thin strips of goldleather and embellished with thousands of seed beads, buglebeads and bead-anchored sequins.
The craftsmanship involved is impressive and playstestament to the time, effort and money that went into thedesign of Taylor's costumes - the star was allocated anincredible $194,800 wardrobe budget for the film.
The cape will be up for auction alongside the wig worn bythe star in the same film.
"These are just a few of the highlights and legendarynames we have lined up in this auction. Taylor was featured incountless newspaper and magazine articles wearing this cape,"said Margaret Barrett, Director of Entertainment & Musicauctions.
