The late Raquel Welch’s belongings have made bank …
Julien’s Auctions has revealed that it has sold all of the items in its special auction of memorabilia owned by the Bolivian American actress, who passed away in February 2023 at the age of 82.
Bombshell: The Raquel Welch Collection had nearly 500 items owned by the legendary beauty.
The auction concluded on Friday in Los Angeles and online.
Costumes, accessories, awards, memorabilia and a 2018 Mercedes-Benz SL 550 Convertible from the sex symbol were up for bids.
The auction achieved a total sale of $1.08 million, three and a half times the high estimate.
Welch was known for her iconic roles in the films Fantastic Voyage, Myra Breckinridge, The Three Musketeers and One Million Years B.C.
Her 1975 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her role in The Three Musketeers realized a price of $26,000, eight and half times the original estimate of $3,000.
A two-piece bikini-style costume worn by Welch when she portrayed Lillian Lust in the 1967 comedy Bedazzled sold for $22,750, forty-five and half times its estimate of $500. The top and bottom are covered in clear plastic sequins and the bottom front features long strands of clear plastic beads.
The most iconic image of Welch’s career was her One Million Years B.C. style suede and faux fur bikini, worn by Welch in her stage show and on her 1974 television special Really, Raquel, which sold for $13,000, 26x the original estimate of $500.
A personally-owned framed photo of Raquel Welch wearing the doe skin bikini from the prehistoric epic film also sold for $4,550, forty-five times the original estimate of $100.
Other highlights included: a La Jolla High School 1958 Diploma of Graduation, granted to Jo-Raquel Tejada (Welch) accompanied by her senior year report card sold for $3,250, over sixteen times its estimate of $200.
