Fine art, jewellery and Hollywood memorabilia owned by Tony Curtis — including the yachtsman jacket he wore in Some Like It Hot — brought in over $1 million (Dh3.67 million) on the auction block on Saturday, more than twice the presale estimates.
Curtis, who enjoyed a 60-year career in show business before his death in 2010 at age 85, appeared in more than 100 films.
The estate items on sale featured property Curtis acquired throughout his life, from the time he served in the US Navy during the Second World War to the 2000s. The presale estimate on the collection was $500,000.
Highlights included the Andy Warhol Some Like It Hot shoe lithograph, signed by Warhol to Curtis around 1955, which sold for $53,125; the yachtsman jacket, which sold for $46,875; and a signed Marc Chagall coloured lithograph, which raised $23,125.
Curtis, who enjoyed a 60-year career in show business before his death in 2010 at age 85, appeared in more than 100 films.
The estate items on sale featured property Curtis acquired throughout his life, from the time he served in the US Navy during the Second World War to the 2000s. The presale estimate on the collection was $500,000.
Highlights included the Andy Warhol Some Like It Hot shoe lithograph, signed by Warhol to Curtis around 1955, which sold for $53,125; the yachtsman jacket, which sold for $46,875; and a signed Marc Chagall coloured lithograph, which raised $23,125.
