A jumper worn by the late Matthew Perry has sold for more than six times its estimate at an auction marking the 30th anniversary of Friends.
Friends: The One With The 30th Anniversary Auction featured costumes worn by the main cast and notable guest stars, furniture and props from Central Perk – where the group often gathered on screen.
The top-selling item of the auction was a studio-made reproduction of the Central Perk orange sofa where “the gang spent many famous scenes”, Julien’s Auctions said.
It sold for $29,250 (£22,000) – almost 15 times its original estimate.
A teal, polo-style jumper worn Perry’s character Chandler Bing in The One With The Holiday Armadillo episode, sold for $6,500 (£4,900) – more than six times its estimate.
The sale comes weeks before the one-year anniversary of Perry’s death aged 54.
Perry wore the teal jumper in a scene in the cafe where Chandler’s fiancée Monica (Cox) confirms she won’t be changing her last name to Bing.
Among other items to be sold in the auction included a pink outfit worn by Winona Ryder, one of a host of movie and TV stars to appear in the show, which sold for $2,600 (£1,900).
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A white dress shirt worn by Bruce Willis in The One With The Ring, where his new girlfriend Rachel tries to get him to open up, sold for $3,250 (£2,400).
A studio-made reproduction of the Geller Cup Trophy prop, from an episode titled The One With The Football, also sold for $9,100 (£6,800) – 30 times more than predicted.
Thousands of bidders showed interest in the auction, David Goodman, chief executive of Julien’s Auctions, said, proving “people from all over the world are still falling in love with Friends”.