Elizabeth Taylor with the golden cape from the 1963 film Cleopatra fetch over £100k at auction
Cape worn by Elizabeth Taylor for iconic scenes in 1963 film Cleopatra could fetch over £100k at auction
Screen legend Liz Taylor wore the golden cape in two scenes from the 1963 film Cleopatra. The leather and gold garment, designed to look like the wings of a Pheonix, were worn in the two most memorable scenes blockbuster
The gold cape worn by Elizabeth Taylor in two major scenes from the 1963 film Cleopatra is to go up for auction.
Bidding for the intricate garment, made from leather and gold, is set to start at $10,000 (£6,300) when it goes under the hammer at Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions on 30 May.
But industry insiders predict bidding could soar way beyond that, reaching into the hundreds of thousands.
The costume, designed to look like the wings of a phoenix, is intricately designed using thin strips of gold leather and embellished with thousands of seed beads, bugle beads and bead-anchored sequins.
The craftsmanship involved is impressive, and plays testament to the time, effort and money that went into the design of Taylor's costumes - the star was allocated an incredible $194,800 (£123,000) wardrobe budget for the film.
Taylor wore the gold cape in two pivotal scenes of the Hollywood blockbuster. Firstly, for the portrayal of Cleopatra's entrance to Rome and, second, in the final scenes of the film where she apparently commits suicide using the venom from a snake bite.
Bids for the item are to start at $10,000 (£6,310), but industry insiders said they could ultimately reach hundreds of thousands of pounds
The cape will be up for auction alongside the wig worn by the star in the same film.
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