Brian Damage
06-25-2008, 08:45 PM
NEW YORK -- One used, black and beige short-sleeve polo shirt, a tank top and black pants: $43,750.
Inflation run amok? Nope -- just the premium you pay for the blood of Tony Soprano.
Twenty-five outfits worn by James Gandolfini's alter ego raised $187,750 at auction Wednesday for a charity that aids wounded soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gandolfini attended part of the Christie's auction with a soldier from the nonprofit Wounded Warrior Project.
The highest bid was for the faux-bloodstained suit of clothes, including the shirt, tank top and pants the actor wore in a scene when Tony is shot by a demented Uncle Junior.
The next highest bid was $21,250 for a four-piece costume that included a blue, red and yellow striped robe and boxer shorts that Tony wore in numerous episodes of the smash HBO series.
Other top-selling outfits included a tan cotton bathrobe with lavender trim and S insignia on the breast pocket that was featured in the pilot when Tony fetched the morning paper and fed the ducks in his pool. It fetched $13,750.
All of the outfits were authenticated by Gandolfini and many had the original production tags attached.
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Inflation run amok? Nope -- just the premium you pay for the blood of Tony Soprano.
Twenty-five outfits worn by James Gandolfini's alter ego raised $187,750 at auction Wednesday for a charity that aids wounded soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gandolfini attended part of the Christie's auction with a soldier from the nonprofit Wounded Warrior Project.
The highest bid was for the faux-bloodstained suit of clothes, including the shirt, tank top and pants the actor wore in a scene when Tony is shot by a demented Uncle Junior.
The next highest bid was $21,250 for a four-piece costume that included a blue, red and yellow striped robe and boxer shorts that Tony wore in numerous episodes of the smash HBO series.
Other top-selling outfits included a tan cotton bathrobe with lavender trim and S insignia on the breast pocket that was featured in the pilot when Tony fetched the morning paper and fed the ducks in his pool. It fetched $13,750.
All of the outfits were authenticated by Gandolfini and many had the original production tags attached.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3if15c9c648a5fa48ddd2aaea965074ba2