Superman's cape sells for nearly $200,000 in Hollywood auction
Superman's very first movie cape was sold for nearly $200,000 Monday alongside a collection of rare Hollywood memorabilia, the auction house said.
SOLD for $193,750! Christopher Reeve's cape from Superman!
— Juliens Auctions (@JuliensAuctions) December 16, 2019
Sold today in our "Icons & Idols: Hollywood" auction taking place in Beverly Hills and live online at https://t.co/ahsXX38A8G!#Hollywood #Superman #ChristopherReeve #JuliensAuctions #Auction #Memorabilia #Costume pic.twitter.com/Y5pcKVpZbb
The prop from Christopher Reeve's "Superman", which went for $193,750, headlined Monday's sale of about 400 cinephile items at Julien's Auctions in Los Angeles.
Only six capes in total were used while shooting the film, which came out in 1978.
Multiple costumes from "Star Trek" also found buyers. These included the uniform worn by Patrick Stewart for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, which sold for $28,800.
Leonard Nimoy's Romulan costume from "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" sold for $20,000.
Dan Akroyd's jumpsuit from "Ghostbusters II" also went up for auction and was sold for $32,000, according to Julien's Auctions, which specializes in Hollywood collections and memorabilia.
SOLD for $32,000! Dan Aykroyd's "Raymond Stantz" jumpsuit from Ghostbusters II.
— Juliens Auctions (@JuliensAuctions) December 16, 2019
Sold today in our "Icons & Idols: Hollywood" auction taking place in Beverly Hills and live online at https://t.co/ahsXX38A8G!#Hollywood #SciFi #Ghostbusters #JuliensAuctions #Auction #Memorabilia pic.twitter.com/NehImvWYkQ
Although it was originally announced as an auction headline item, the pipe of Bilbo Baggins, played by Ian Holm in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, was not sold at the auction.