Nureyev's ballet slippers sold at auction for $18,619.(Rudolf Nureyev)

From: Dance Magazine | Date: February 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

The second Christie's auction of the late master's belongings brought in more than $123,000 for 21 pairs of shoes and slippers. Many were bought by New York collector Albert Cohen. Proceeds, still contested, may eventaully accrue to the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation in Liechtenstein.

London - When would someone pay $18,619 for a pair of ballet slippers that even a sale catalogue described as "considerably soiled and worn, patches and repair's at the toe"? When the slippers were worn by the man considered the greatest male ballet dancer of his time. For that is indeed what a pair of slippers ...

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