Some of yours favorite Friends memorabilia will be auctioned off. To celebrate the sitcom's 30th anniversary, t-shirts worn by Courteney Cox's Monica, Jennifer Aniston's Rachel and Lisa Kudrow's Phoebe will be available – along with a reproduction of the sofa seen in the opening credits.
The original couch was discovered by set designer Greg Grande in the basement storage area of the Warner Bros. studios. For the sitcom's 25th anniversary, tour-25th-anniversary/2191416001/”>30 copies of the fringe The orange couch, also recognizable from the Central Perk coffee shop, toured the country in 2019, from the Grand Canyon to the Empire State Building. The infamous sofa, which is up for auction, is estimated at $2,000 to $3,000. A studio reproduction of the Central Perk mark, estimated at $500 to $700, is also available through pop culture auction house Julien's Auctions and Warner Bros.
Other items include Rachel's gray mohair turtleneck, worn in season seven, Episode 16, “The One With The Truth About London,” estimated at $1,000 to $1,500. Monica's brown knit top worn during season 9, episode 15, “The One With The Mugging,” estimated at $1,000 to $1,500. and Pheobe's embroidered coat worn in season seven, episode 18, “The One With Joey's Award,” estimated at $1,000 to $1,500. Other outfits worn by Ross (David Schwimmer), Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) are also available.
“Every day, somewhere around the world Friends plays on a screen, which speaks to its immense popularity and attraction of new fans even decades after its finale,” wrote David Goodman, CEO of Julien's Auctions, in a press statement. “Julien's is thrilled to represent this iconic collection brought to us by Warner Bros. Television celebrating the 30th anniversary of this legendary show that reached the absolute zenith of pop culture.”
The auction also includes clothing worn by guest stars Susan Sarandon, Bruce Willis, Dakota Fanning, Morgan Fairchild, James Michael Tyler, Christina Applegate, Aisha Tyler, Anna Faris, Winona Ryder and Paul Rudd. There are 110 items available for auction.
The auction that will take place virtually on September 23 at Julien's Auctions.
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