Marilyn Monroe is known as one of the most glamorous movie stars in history and fans will now have the rare chance to own some of her own private jewellery when it comes up for auction.
The jewellery comes from the estate of Norma and Hedda Rosten who were close friends of Monroe in her lifetime.
The auction, set to take place on June 1 via Heritage Auctions, is set up to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Monroe’s birth.
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Among the most striking items that are being put on the auction block are a pair of triple hoop pendant earrings the actress wore when blowing a kiss to the camera in 1954. The resulting picture has since gone on to become one of the most iconic images of Monroe. The earrings have a set starting bid of $10,000.
Also available are a set of rhinestone hoop earrings she wore often during the early stages of her career. These earrings also featured prominently in a photo shoot done for TIME Magazine and later on when she was photographed by 20th Century Fox after signing to the studio.
The rhinestone bracelet Monroe wore to the wrap party of The Seven Year Itch where she was photographed in the piece alongside Humphrey Bogart and Clark Gable will also be up for sale.
Perhaps the most unique item in the auction catalogue, Monroe’s Faberge pearl table clock is also being put on the market. It is estimated that the clock was a gift from either Arthur Miller or Joe DiMaggio in the mid-1950s and it has a starting price of $80,000.
Among the non-jewellery items that fans will have the chance to purchase are letters of personal correspondence between Monroe and Miller, which are considered extremely rare and explicitly detail the fallout of their marriage, which ended in 1961.
The suit Monroe wore on her honeymoon with DiMaggio in Japan is also available, as is her personal telephone book among a wide assortment of other dresses and letters from the 1950s.
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