Books and works on paper
Two sales that dispersed the personal effects of famous film stars, Audrey Hepburn and Vivien Leigh, marked the start of the new London auction season – and scripts, letters and books featured in both.
A staggering, record-breaking bid of £520,000 for Hepburn’s working script for Breakfast at Tiffany’s, a version that included deleted scenes and her own extensive annotations, was part of a hugely successful Christie’s (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) sale of her possessions held on September 27. It is one that has already been noted in an online ATG report