The stunning collection of dresses had not been seen in public for over 30 years.
A red Bruce Oldfield silk gown worn by Diana to a movie premiere in November 1991, sold for 571,500 US dollars at an event from Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies , in Beverly Hills, California.The Legends: Hollywood And Royalty auction, featuring more than 1,400 items, celebrated 100 years of Warner Bros, and ended on Friday evening.
A custom-made black velvet and ivory gown, also designed by Walker, worn by Diana to a private function sold for 508,000 US dollars , on an original estimate of 60,000 dollars to 80,000 dollars . Martin Nolan, executive director and founder of Julien’s Auctions, said: ‘Buoyed by the tremendous success of this three-day sale – which brought in a record number of registrants and bidders from across the globe – we are already busy at work in the launch of our next Hollywood auction that will be a year-end spectacular as we celebrate Julien’s 20th anniversary.’
Collectibles from classic Hollywood actors Humphrey Bogart and his wife Lauren Bacall were also offered for the first time at auction.
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