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Tiger head pendant from the estate of Siegfried and Roy
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The collectibles went under the hammer at Bonhams: Hundreds of souvenirs by the late magicians Siegfried & Roy have been sold in Los Angeles.
A diamond ring fetched more than $35,000 at the two-day auction.
One bidder paid almost $23,000 for 65 photo albums with images of the legendary illusionists dating back to the 1960s.
An elephant sculpture by Salvador Dalí with an estimate of up to $8,000 fetched more than $21,600.
An antique French clock in the shape of a tortoise (around 1870-80) fetched just as much.
A diamond-studded tiger head pendant found a new owner for more than $7,000.
Two of the duo's blue satin stage suits decorated with sequins and rhinestones fetched a good $11,000 at auction, while a pair of Siegfried lederhosen fetched $1,400.
Among the collector's items and souvenirs of the magicians' decades-long stage career with their exotic wild cats was furniture from their villas in the casino city of Las Vegas.
According to the auction house, the proceeds will go to the SARMOTI foundation founded by Siegfried and Roy to protect endangered animals.
Born in Rosenheim, Siegfried Fischbacher died of cancer in January 2021 at the age of 81.
Roy Horn from Nordenham near Bremen died in May 2020 at the age of 75 from a Covid 19 infection.
Siegfried & Roy were world famous for their performances with white tigers and lions and wrote show history in Las Vegas.
The duo's career ended there in October 2003 when a tiger inflicted serious injuries on Horn at a performance from which the tamer never fully recovered.
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