Debbie Reynolds: The Auction
All 587 lots of Profiles in History: Debbie Reynolds: The Auction (Jun 18, 2011). 557 sold, 95% sell-through. Top lot $4,600,000.
Auction facts
- Auction house
- Profiles in History
- Date
- 2011-06-18
- Location
- Calabasas, CA
- Lots offered
- 587
Lots
- Lot 1: Bell and Howell 2709 35 mm motion picture camera circa 1915
- Lot 2: Rudolph Valentino “Juan Gallardo” signature “Suit of Lights” matador outfit by Travis Banton for the 1922 Blood and Sand
- Lot 3: Clare Eames “Queen Elizabeth” peach damask hat with pearls from Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
- Lot 4: Mary Pickford “Dorothy Vernon” period hat from Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
- Lot 5: Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall pair of original lobby cards
- Lot 6: Francis X. Bushman “Messala” historic winged charioteer helmet from the 1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
- Lot 7: Elaborate dress tunic with beaded embroidery and blue fringe attributed to Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
- Lot 8: Tunic with rust suede top embellished with brass hemispheres attributed to Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
- Lot 9: Large purple cape with gold appliqué from Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
- Lot 10: Mitchell Standard Model A 35 mm motion picture camera circa late 1920s. Mitchell Standard Model A circa late 1920s Serial number 1085 35mm motion picture camera, 4-lens turret with 4 lenses
- Lot 11: Harold Lloyd personal blue suit with signature straw hat from the Harold Lloyd Estate, dated 1928
- Lot 12: Lock of Mary Pickford’s hair in wooden display box
- Lot 13: Porcelain teapot, hand-painted lacquer wall hangings and other effects from the estate of Mary Pickford
- Lot 14: Three steamer trunks owned and used by Mary Pickford
- Lot 15: Collection of Mary Pickford personal hats and gloves
- Lot 16: Mary Pickford “Katherine” green velvet gown with beaded bodice from The Taming of the Shrew
- Lot 17: Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. “Petruchio” complete costume with boots from The Taming of the Shrew
- Lot 18: Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. “Petruchio” distressed wedding costume from The Taming of the Shrew
- Lot 19: Charlie Chaplin signature bowler hat from numerous productions as “The Tramp” character
- Lot 20: 1918 Ford Model T used in Laurel & Hardy films
- Lot 21: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy signature suits
- Lot 22: Jeanette MacDonald “Katherine” Ecru medieval gown from Vagabond King
- Lot 23: Douglas Fairbanks Sr. “Steve Drexel” collection of raw burlap “shipwreck” clothes from Mr. Robinson Crusoe
- Lot 24: Erich von Stroheim “Valdar” black cutaway tail-coat from Three Faces East