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| Russell Crowe 'divorce auction': Memorabilia sold in Sydney | Russell Crowe 'divorce auction': Memorabilia sold in Sydney |
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| It's his 54th birthday, and it would have been his 15th wedding anniversary, so it was time to clear out "stuff". | It's his 54th birthday, and it would have been his 15th wedding anniversary, so it was time to clear out "stuff". |
| Actor Russell Crowe has held his "Art of Divorce" auction - a sort of parting of the wares - in Sydney. He separated from singer Danielle Spencer in 2012. | Actor Russell Crowe has held his "Art of Divorce" auction - a sort of parting of the wares - in Sydney. He separated from singer Danielle Spencer in 2012. |
| His torso armour from Gladiator smashed expectations, making A$125,000 ($95,000; £68,000) and his Master and Commander violin sold well too. | |
| There was also fierce competition for his Cinderella Man jockstrap. | There was also fierce competition for his Cinderella Man jockstrap. |
| It went for A$7,000, more than 10 times the estimate. | It went for A$7,000, more than 10 times the estimate. |
| But there was also some top-notch Australian art on show from artists such as Sidney Nolan and Margaret Olley. A piece called The Suitor by Charles Blackman fetched A$360,000. | |
| That far outstripped the A$135,000 paid for the Leandro Bislach violin played by Crowe's character in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. The uniform he wore in the film fetched A$135,000. | |
| The Gladiator replica chariot went for A$65,000, nearly seven times above estimate, but the neo-Nazi boots from Romper Stomper went on estimate at A$10,000. | The Gladiator replica chariot went for A$65,000, nearly seven times above estimate, but the neo-Nazi boots from Romper Stomper went on estimate at A$10,000. |
| A 1986 Grammy Award presented to Johnny Cash and other music artists made $150,000. | |
| The New Zealand-born actor appeared at the sale, hearing a rendition of Happy Birthday and three cheers, and saying: "G'day folks, how're you doing?" | The New Zealand-born actor appeared at the sale, hearing a rendition of Happy Birthday and three cheers, and saying: "G'day folks, how're you doing?" |
| He had earlier said the sale was all about moving on - a "watershed moment". | He had earlier said the sale was all about moving on - a "watershed moment". |
| Among the 227 lots of "stuff" (as he calls it) on sale were: | Among the 227 lots of "stuff" (as he calls it) on sale were: |
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