London will host an auction featuring Mr. Darcy’s iconic wet shirt, famously worn by Colin Firth in the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice adaptation. The garment, along with other notable costumes such as dresses once worn by Drew Barrymore and Helena Bonham Carter, will be part of a carefully curated collection offered to bidders in the United Kingdom and beyond. The shirt holds a special place in pop culture for fans of period drama and classic literature, and buyers in North America and Europe are anticipated to bid with both nostalgia and potential investment in mind.
Forecasts put the Firth shirt in a price range of approximately £7,000 to £10,000. The scene in which the actor emerges from the water wearing this shirt remains one of the most recognizable moments in television and cinema, and its influence has echoed through modern films such as Bridget Jones’s Diary, where Colin Firth also appears in the role of Mr. Darcy. Collectors value the piece not only for its on-screen impact but also as a tangible relic of a beloved literary adaptation that helped define a generation of fans and late-20th-century cinema alike.
In related auction news from the world of sports memorabilia, February data shows a set of sneakers worn by celebrated basketball icon Michael Jordan achieving a record sale price of $8.032 million. This marked the highest price yet for a game-used sneaker, underscoring the growing demand for authentic artifacts tied to legendary players. Within Jordan’s vast collection, only the jersey from the first game of the 1998 finals surpassed this figure, having been sold for $10.1 million. Buyers in Canada and the United States continue to demonstrate a strong appetite for historically significant sports apparel that carries a clear provenance and a storied competitive past.
Earlier auction highlights included a notably unusual item: a 285-year-old lemon that fetched $1,780. While seemingly ordinary, such eccentric offerings illustrate the wide range of objects that bidders consider collectible or conversation-starting. The lemon’s sale illustrates how auction houses curate a portfolio that blends high-profile memorabilia with curious, one-of-a-kind lots, inviting enthusiasts to participate across various collecting categories. The Canadian and U.S. markets often respond keenly to these distinctive pieces, recognizing both the rarity and the narrative value embedded in each item.