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Frank's (Henry Fonda) screen-matched suit from Sergio Leone's epic spaghetti western Once Upon a Time in the West. The role of the sadistic villain Frank was a departure from the everyman hero roles Fonda was best known for. Frank wore his suit when he met Harmonica (Charles Bronson) in a saloon, and then when Harmonica saved Frank from being ambushed by his own men in the street. The suit screen matches through the placement of the pinstripe pattern on the jacket. This lot comes from the archives of the Italian costume company Costumi d'Arte and is part of their S.A.F.A.S collection as it was originally made by the tailoring house.

The costume comprises a black wool tailcoat with a white pinstripe pattern and an interior handwritten label reading "Fonda"; and a pair of black woollen trousers, also labelled "Fonda". Both pieces are size "50" and each has interior labels from Italian costume supplier Costumi d'Arte Peruzzi. This item is likely to have been rented to numerous productions over the decades since filming. Some minor modifications may have taken place during that time, including material around the jacket collar that appears to have been changed from leather to silk.

Additional Provenance: This lot comes 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: £25,000 - 50,000 Ω

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