Melbourne, Dec 3: Bruce Lee's yellow jumpsuit is set to fetch 250,000 to 300,000 Hk dollars at an auction in Hong Kong.
Lee wore the suit, with black stripes running down the sides for the movie 'Game of Death' but died before the movie was finished.
The suit is part of a 14 items collection, which includes clothing and props, News.com.au reported.
According to Spink auction house, the martial arts legend had given the items to his friend and former student Taky Kimura, who sold them to the collector.
Spink said that the unidentified collector decided to sell the items this year, which marks the 40th.
Lee wore the suit, with black stripes running down the sides for the movie 'Game of Death' but died before the movie was finished.
The suit is part of a 14 items collection, which includes clothing and props, News.com.au reported.
According to Spink auction house, the martial arts legend had given the items to his friend and former student Taky Kimura, who sold them to the collector.
Spink said that the unidentified collector decided to sell the items this year, which marks the 40th.
- 12/3/2013
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Expect some kung fu fighting among fans as 13 items belonging to the late martial arts film star head for auction in Hong Kong
Kung fu legend Bruce Lee is to be the subject of an auction in Hong Kong on 6 August, when 13 items belonging to the late martial arts movie superstar go under the hammer.
Lee fans can bid on the fur-lined coat he wore in The Game of Death, the movie that was unfinished at the time of Lee's death in 1973, or a signed membership card to his kung fu school.
Auctioneers Phila China, who are organising the sale in conjunction with Us-based firm Kelleher, expect the heaviest interest to be in a letter Lee wrote in 1966 to Taky Kimura, Lee's close friend and one of only three people Lee personally certified as a martial arts instructor. The letter, which discusses Lee's hopes for his entertainment and kung fu career in the Us,...
Kung fu legend Bruce Lee is to be the subject of an auction in Hong Kong on 6 August, when 13 items belonging to the late martial arts movie superstar go under the hammer.
Lee fans can bid on the fur-lined coat he wore in The Game of Death, the movie that was unfinished at the time of Lee's death in 1973, or a signed membership card to his kung fu school.
Auctioneers Phila China, who are organising the sale in conjunction with Us-based firm Kelleher, expect the heaviest interest to be in a letter Lee wrote in 1966 to Taky Kimura, Lee's close friend and one of only three people Lee personally certified as a martial arts instructor. The letter, which discusses Lee's hopes for his entertainment and kung fu career in the Us,...
- 8/5/2011
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
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