This image provided by Julien's Auctions shows a chest X-ray of actress Marilyn Monroe taken on Nov. 10, 1954 at then-Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles.(Agencies) |
Three X-rays of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe's chest and pelvis taken during a hospital visit have sold for more than 10 times their pre-sale estimates, earning $45,000. Auction house Julien's said in a statement that the sale was part of an auction of Hollywood Legends memorabilia which took place at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas over the weekend with the X-rays expected to go for $800 to $1,200 each. The highlights of the sale had toured Ireland, Japan and China before finally going under the hammer. The Monroe X-rays came from a 1954 visit by the actress to the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. The actress died in August 1962 at the age of 36. Other items also sold at the auction included a chair from Monroe's last photo shoot that went for $35,000, Christopher Reeves' Superman VI costume which sold for $32,500 and a dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in "Funny Face" which went for $56,250. A crystal-studded glove from Michael Jackson's "Victory" Tour sold for $190,000 at an earlier Music Icons sale held by Julien's Auctions at Planet Hollywood. The prices included the buyer's premium. (Read by Lee Hannon. Lee Hannon is a journalist at the China Daily Web site.) (Agencies) |
好萊塢女星瑪麗蓮?夢露生前在一家醫(yī)院就診時所拍的三張胸部和骨盆的X光片近日以4.5萬美元的高價拍出,拍價為預期的十倍多。 朱利安拍賣行在一份聲明中稱,夢露的這三張X光片是上周末在拉斯維加斯好萊塢星球賭場度假村舉辦的好萊塢傳奇紀念品拍賣會上的部分拍品。這幾張X光片的預估價為每張800美元至1200美元。 在正式拍賣之前,其中的重要拍品已前往愛爾蘭、日本和中國進行了巡回展示。 這幾張X光片是夢露于1954年前往西達斯黎巴嫩醫(yī)院就診時所拍。夢露于1962年8月去世,年僅36歲。 參加此次拍賣的其它物品包括:夢露生前最后一次拍寫真時所用的椅子,拍價為3.5萬美元;克里斯托弗?里夫在《超人6》中所穿的戲服,拍價為3.25萬美元;以及奧黛麗?赫本在電影《甜姐兒》中所穿的一條裙子,以5.625萬美元的價格拍出。 此前,朱利安拍賣行還在此舉辦了一場名為“音樂偶像”的拍賣會,在這次拍賣中,邁克爾?杰克遜在“勝利”巡回演唱會中所戴的一雙鑲鉆手套以19萬美元的天價拍出。 成交價包括買主的稅費。 相關(guān)閱讀 (中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 Julie 編輯蔡姍姍) |
Vocabulary: go under the hammer:for sale at public auction(拍賣) |