Colin Firth
The shirt worn by the Oscar winner in the adaptation of Jane Austen's 1995 novel is expected to fetch between £7,000 and £10,000
The shirt Colin Firth wears as he walks through fields dripping wet after a swim in a lake during the TV adaptation of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice is being auctioned in London.
Cosprop, a costume house founded in 1965 by Oscar and BAFTA-winning designer John Bright, and Kerry Taylor Auctions will auction the shirt, estimated at between £7,000 and £10,000, alongside more than 60 costumes from film and television.
Oscar-winning Firth played Fitzwilliam Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's 1995 novel alongside Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet – who is surprised when she visits his Pemberley estate to find him emerging from the water partially clothed and dripping wet .
The moment was reimagined in the Netflix series Bridgerton, when actor Jonathan Bailey climbs out of a lake, and was also featured in Bridget Jones' Diary, in which Firth stars as another Mr Darcy, an allusion to his portrayal by the writer Helen Fielding.
The biggest ticket items are a vintage 1950s Christian Dior taffeta ball gown worn by Madonna in the 1996 film Evita, which could fetch between £40,000 and £60,000, and Johnny Depp's Sleepy Hollow costume, which is expected to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000 pounds is sold.
The shirt worn by Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice is on display at Kerry Taylor Auctions in London. Photo: Eamonn M McCormack/Getty Images
Items from Evita such as a pink satin evening gown, a beaded taffeta ball gown, Tim Rice lyrics for “Don't Cry For Me Argentina,” a Trifari brooch and earrings, and a blue and purple silk dress will also be sold.
The auction also includes costumes by Julie Andrews, Jude Law, Tom Hardy, Eddie Redmayne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Keira Knightley, Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Taylor and Aidan Turner .
The costumes were donated by Cosprop to raise funds for the Bright Foundation, an arts education charity founded by Bright, who won an Oscar alongside fellow costume designer Jenny Beavan for his work on “A Room With a View.”
Bright said: “My life's work has been dedicated to costume design for film, television and theater and I feel incredibly lucky to be able to pursue this path.” I firmly believe that art and creativity create happier, healthier children and enable young people to do so to realize their full potential.”
The live light camera auction with a focus on costumes is hosted by Kerry Taylor Auctions in London.
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