Monroe Robe Goes Under the Hammer for $120,000

4 months ago 01st Jul 06:30

A Marilyn Monroe bathrobe, which sold at auction for $6,000 (£4,000)a decade ago, has gone under the hammer in Las Vegas for a staggering $120,000 (£80,000).

A private collector snapped up the robe on Saturday (27Jun09) during a two-day Julien's Auctions memorabilia sale, which also featured items which once belonged to Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.

The robe was originally sold by Christie's auction house in 1999.

A necklace belonging to Monroe was also among the highlights of the auction - it sold for $56,000 (£37,300).

The two-day sale raked in over $2 million (£1.3 million) over the weekend.

The highlight was a signed Jackson 5 album, which was expected to fetch between $400 (£266) and $600 (£400), but sold for a staggering $33,750 (£22,500).