A cloak worn by Charlton Heston in El Cid (1961) is among the most fascinating lots in the sale of the actor's personal collection.
It's expected to sell for around $10,000-15,000 when it's offered in the March 22 auction at Bonhams Los Angeles, held in collaboration with Turner Classic Movies.
 Charlton Heston played the title role in El Cid (1961) |
El Cid was an epic retelling of the life of the eponymous Castillian knight Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, starring Heston in the title role.
Bonhams explains: "He is seen wearing this cloak throughout much of the last half of the film, including the key scene where the Cid refuses the Spanish crown."
Other movie memorabilia includes a large pair of plasterboard maquettes of the walls of Per Ramses from 1956 movie The Ten Commandments.
They were gifted to Heston by Cecil B Demille after filming wrapped. Heston and his wife, Lydia, later painted them with Egyptian style figures.
The lot is estimated at $8,000-12,000.
The sale will also feature pieces from Heston and Lydia's art collection, including works by Ansel Adams and Julia Margaret Cameron.
Charlton's son Fraser C Heston said: "Their fascinating and varied collections reflect not so much a love of things but a joie de vivre, a passion for life and everything in it."
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