Some of your favorite Friends memorabilia will be up for auction. To celebrate the sitcom’s 30th anniversary, tops worn by Courteney Cox’s Monica, Jennifer Aniston‘s Rachel, and Lisa Kudrow’s Phoebe — along with a reproduction of the couch, seen in the opening credits — will be up for grabs.
The original couch was discovered by set decorator Greg Grande in the the basement storage area of Warner Bros. Studios. For the sitcom’s 25th anniversary, 30 replicas of the fringe orange couch, also recognizable from the Central Perk coffeehouse, toured the nation in 2019, from the Grand Canyon to the Empire State Building. The infamous couch, up for auction, is estimated at $2,000 to $3,000. A studio reproduction of the Central Perk sign, estimated at $500 to $700, is also available via pop culture auction house Julien’s Auctions and Warner Bros.
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Other items include Rachel’s grey 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 Nine, 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 clothing items worn by Ross (David Schwimmer), Chandler (Matthew Perry), and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) are also up for keeps.
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“Every day, somewhere around the world Friends is playing on a screen, which speaks to its enormous popularity and its 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 us to by Warner Bros. Television that celebrates the 30th anniversary of this legendary show that achieved the absolute zenith of pop culture.”
The auction also features clothing items 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 which will take place virtually on Sept. 23 at Julien’s Auctions.