Charlie Chaplin's Hat-and-Cane Set Auctioned for Almost $140,000
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A Charlie Chaplin hat-and-cane set sold for nearly $140,000 at auction on Sunday, according to a spokeswoman for Bonhams & Butterfields.
The $139,250 bid broke a record for the most ever paid for a Chaplin hat-and-cane set, of which there are several, said Bonhams spokeswoman Janelle Grigsby.
She would not say who purchased the items.
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The bowler hat was stamped with manufacturer's details inside the hatband; the cane was 32 inches long and made of bamboo, according to a statement from the auction house.
Also auctioned off were the two-headed llama from the original "Doctor Dolittle," in 1967, starring Rex Harrison ($4,780); a book inscribed by John Lennon ($9,560); a Walt Disney celluloid from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" ($8,365); and a saxophone played by former President Bill Clinton ($7,768).