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Full Catalog Unveiled for Bombshell: The Raquel Welch Collection
Costumes, couture, personal, and professional objects from the estate of one of America's most beloved Hollywood stars...
March 27, 2024
Julien’s Auctions, the industry-leading Hollywood auction house, has announced the full auction catalog of over 500 marquee items celebrating the legendary beauty and style of the Golden Globe Award-winning trailblazer Raquel Welch.
“BOMBSHELL: THE RAQUEL WELCH COLLECTION” will take place Friday, April 12th live in Los Angeles and online at juliensauctions.com. The exclusive event was previously announced following the one-year anniversary of the death of the pop culture icon, one of Hollywood’s most famous sex symbols who became a pioneer of the strong female lead character from her roles in Fantastic Voyage, Hannie Caulder, Myra Breckinridge, The Three Musketeers, and One Million Years B.C. The image of Welch wearing her iconic fur and hide bikini became a cultural phenomenon and one of the biggest pinup posters of all time. Costumes, awards, and memorabilia from Raquel Welch’s films and television specials, as well as furniture, home décor, personal items, and more will dazzle the auction block.
Highlights include:
A pair of Kenneth Jay Lane-designed silver-tone, faux pearl, and simulated diamond ear clips
A turquoise and silver squash blossom necklace
A pair of diamond simulant and silver-tone ear clips worn by Raquel Welch while meeting Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth "The Queen Mother" at a supper party following the Royal Film Performance of The Three Musketeers
A light beige souffle nude illusion, fully-embellished, evening gown custom designed by Bob Mackie for Raquel Welch,
a beaded and rhinestone fully-embellished gown with crisscross straps with an exposed back, designed by Bob Mackie for Raquel Welch
Welch’s annotated original script for the 1970 cult classic film Myra Breckinridge.
Welch’s annotated original script for the 1975 drama The Wild Party
Welch’s annotated script for the hit Broadway musical Woman of the Year,
A group of Raquel Welch's membership cards, including: a 2004 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Welch's attributed Fernando Sanchez silk//lace Gown worn to the 1998 Vanity Fair Oscars Party
Art Deco revival mirrored headboard with bedside chests together with a Terry O'Neill-taken 1974 photo of Raquel Welch sitting on the bed in front
Elsa Peretti Tiffany & Co. Bone cuff
A suede and faux fur bikini in the style of the legendary doe skin bikini Raquel Welch wore in the prehistoric epic One Million Years, B.C.
