Julius Caesars (Rex Harrison) Screen-Matched Cuirass

Sold Stock #189138 | Sold Dec 12 2025

CLEOPATRA (1963)

Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: London Winter 2025

Julius Caesar's (Rex Harrison) Screen-Matched Cuirass

Sell One Like This Now

See results

Interested in something like this?

Our expert's notes

Bidding for this lot will end on Friday, December 5th. The auction will begin at 3:00PM GMT (7:00AM PST) and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Saturday, December 6th or Sunday, December 7th.

Julius Caesar's (Rex Harrison) screen-matched cuirass from Joseph L. Mankiewicz's historical epic Cleopatra. Caesar wore his cuirass at the beginning of the film as he spoke to his soldiers after the Battle of Pharsalus, and also when he first travelled to Egypt. The cuirass screen matches these scenes through several distinctive marks and creases on the front plate. This lot originated from the archives of the Italian costume company Costumi d'Arte.

At the time of its release, Cleopatra was the most expensive film ever made. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards - including Harrison for Best Actor - and won four, including Best Costume Design.

The cuirass comprises front and back plates, both made of thick brown leather. The front plate is decorated with metal embellishments, including flowers, griffons and an eagle, and the two plates are attached via leather straps and metal buckles down each side. There is an interior label from Costumi d'Arte Peruzzi.

Additional Provenance: This lot originated from the archives of the famed Italian costume company Costumi d'Arte. The company has been supplying some of the biggest film productions in the world with costumes for over 100 years.

Estimate: £5,000 - 10,000 †Δ

View all lots from CLEOPATRA (1963)

Size

Item size: 23.23" × 16.93" × 7.48" (59cm × 43cm × 19cm)

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

Share

Please provide details of a specific item you're looking for and one of our specialists will be in touch.

Film or tv show (optional)

Item

Additional details around item

Your Budget for the item

Your Full Name

Email

Phone number (optional)

You might also like...

Buy now

CLEOPATRA (1963)

Pair of Roman Shields

£895 approx. $1,208 / €859

This item is located in London.

All £ prices include sales tax (VAT) of 20.00% applicable to any purchases made by clients
within the UK or NI, unless denoted by an "M" indicating it is sold under the margin scheme for collector's items; no VAT is due to except to clients within NI.

All $ prices are exclusive of VAT, although clients in some US States may be required to pay sales tax on their order following the Wayfair ruling; these will be calculated at checkout.

All € prices are exclusive of VAT.

The US States below may be required to pay sales tax on their order following the Wayfair ruling; these will be calculated at checkout.

California

New York

Utah

Washington

All conversions presented are approximate. You will be charged in UK Sterling (GBP£).

Prices do not include shipping and handling or any local taxes and duties that may be applied by your local government.

This item is located in Los Angeles.

All prices displayed are exclusive of sales taxes, although the US States below may be required to pay sales tax on their order following the Wayfair ruling; these will be calculated at checkout.

Arizona

California

Illinois

Kansas

Michigan

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Utah

Washington

Wisconsin

All conversions presented are approximate. You will be charged in US Dollars (USD$).

Prices do not include shipping and handling or any local taxes and duties that may be applied by your local government.