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Blondie's (Clint Eastwood) duster coat from Sergio Leone's classic epic Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Blondie - aka The Man With No Name - wore his duster during the first part of the film, as he teamed up with wanted criminal Tuco (Eli Wallach) to collect Tuco's bounty and then free him from multiple hangings. This lot comes from the archives of the Italian costume company Costumi d'Arte.

Although it initially met with mixed reviews, the film is considered by many to be the greatest Western of all time, and it catapulted Eastwood to movie superstardom. This was Eastwood's third time playing The Man With No Name, following Leone's A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More.

Dusters are an iconic Western garment, and Leone was a particular fan, with costume designer Carlo Simi reporting that "dusters were a mania of his". Quentin Tarantino, meanwhile, recounted that "Leone once said they were like a suit of armour".

The beige double-breasted duster features two chest pockets and two slash pockets, which feature prominently as part of Blondie's quick-draw action. This item is likely to have been rented to numerous productions over the decades since filming. Some minor modifications and repairs may have taken place during that time. There is some wear from production use, including minor staining, discolouration and plucking.

Additional Provenance: This lot comes from the archives of famed Italian costume company Costumi d'Arte. The company has supplied costumes to some of the world's biggest film productions for over 100 years.

Estimate: £60,000 - 120,000 Ω

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