Friday, March 09, 2007

Doctor Who's scarf goes for astronomical sum

The Doctor Who outfit worn by Tom Baker has sold for 12 times its estimate at an auction of TV and movie memorabilia.
The costume - including a burgundy frock coat, brown tweed trousers and the Timelord's famous stripey scarf - went for £24,600 in the sale at Bonham's in Knightsbridge, west London. It had been expected to fetch £1,500-£2,000.
The Batman and Robin outfits worn by David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst as Del Boy and Rodney in the 1996 Only Fools and Horses episode Heroes and Villains sold for £10,200 - double their estimate.
An Army jacket worn by actor Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army fetched £3,120 (estimate £600-£800).
The cloak worn by Sir Alec Guinness as Obi Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars movie sold for £54,000. An anonymous telephone bidder snapped up the outfit, which had an estimate of £50,000 - £60,000.
The collection of outfits was created and supplied by Angels the Costumiers, which was founded in 1840 and is thought to be the world's longest-established supplier of costumes to the industry.

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