Historic: A Mark Cross red and white striped top worn by the actress in the 1957 film War and Peace. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. "It would be the best thing in anybody’s auction. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy and our Terms & Conditions. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. A famous dress worn by Audrey Hepburn will take centre stage at Profiles in History next month, after it was discovered hidden inside a storage trunk. "It really is one of the four or five most famous dresses in cinema history, and we almost missed it. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Company boss Joe Maddalena had been friends with Reynolds for almost 40 years, and had previously sold items from her collection in three blockbuster sales. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. Royal auntie to be! By Claire Ellicott for the Daily Mail Updated: 09:31 BST, 9 December 2009. 'Unpacking them was always like Christmas a thousand times over.'. Half of all the money raised at yesterday’s auction will be donated to The Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund and Unicef for their joint venture 'All Children in School' which aims to provide teaching for 115million children worldwide. Stunning collection: A Givenchy haute couture silk gown (left) worn by Hepburn in the 1967 film Two For The Road; A black lace dress worn by the actress in the 1966 film How to Steal a Million. Oct 10, 2017 - Rare Audrey Hepburn — Audrey Hepburn’s Givenchy gown from Sabrina sold... Stay safe and healthy. It was apart of The Personal Property Auction of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds sold on October 8, 2017. There are very few moments in which the stars truly align, but this costume is one of them.". He created a black cloqué silk gown for star to wear for the film Paris When it Sizzles in 1962, which was estimated to fetch £15,000. They were also in her rather tiny size, meaning only the slimmest of bidders would be able to squeeze into them. But we had a few hours to kill, so we opened up the trunks and started pulling stuff out," Maddalena told the Hollywood Reporter. By lucky coincidence the actress's long-term boyfriend David Thewlis was spotted at last night's auction. And if you change your mind about receiving our emails, you're free to unsubscribe at any time. ‘We are thrilled to have been entrusted with the sale of items from Audrey Hepburn's personal collection,’ says Adrian Hume-Sayer, Director, Private Collections at Christie's. Iconic film star Audrey Hepburn’s personal possessions - including a satin Givenchy dress and a collection of ballet slippers - will be sold at Christie’s this autumn JustCollecting Ltd, Embassy House, 28 Halkett PLace, St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 4WG. It sold for £16,800. Channelling Audrey: Anna Friel with long-term partner David Thewlis last week, days before she was seen cosying up to co-star Joseph Cross. In fact, it went for more than twice that at £60,000. When she called off the marriage some weeks later, she asked the designers to find a poor, beautiful girl to give the wedding dress to. It was the most memorable part of the Ritz bar scene in the film.