Updated on Dec. 24: The suit sold for $132,000 at auction on Saturday – much higher than the pre-auction estimate.
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A three-piece suit worn by Orson Welles in his landmark 1941 film “Citizen Kane” is up for bid.
The suit is said to have been worn by Welles, who starred as Charles Foster Kane, in one of his final scenes in the movie.
The auction is organized by Profiles in History and features items from the century-old Western Costume Company collection.
The event will take place December 21 in Calabasas Hills, California. Online bids are being accepted.
Welles’ “Citizen Kane” suit is
expected to fetch $60,000 to $80,000 at auction, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Also up for sale are costumes from “Gone With the Wind,” “The Sound of Music” and “How to Marry a Millionaire.” Props from “Star Wars” are also among the other items up for bid.
He also designed the gowns seen in Welles’ “Journey Into Fear.”
Stevenson won an Oscar, along with Edith Head, in 1961 for their work on the film “Facts of Life.”
In television, Stevenson was the costume designer for three popular series starring Lucille Ball.
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