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Marilyn Monroe wore a pair of rhinestone earrings to the premiere of a Burt Lancaster film in 1955, according to the auction house that sold them.

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By . Ap . A pair of rhinestone earrings Marilyn Monroe wore to a 1955 Hollywood film premiere have sold at auction for $185,000. Julien's Auctions said in a statement Sunday that the actress wore the jewelry when she attended the opening of The Rose Tattoo. Monroe did not appear in the film based on a Tennessee Williams play. Glamorous: Earrings worn by Marilyn Monroe (pictured with Marlon Brando) to the 1955 premiere of the Burt Lancaster film The Rose Tattoo were sold at auctions Sunday for $185,000 . The price included a 20 percent commission for the auction house. The buyer was a foreign collector. The auction house does not release the names of buyers. The sale was part of a two-day auction of Hollywood memorabilia Friday and Saturday at Julien's Beverly Hills gallery. A lighter used by Humphrey Bogart sold for $19,200, and a 1986 Pontiac Firebird owned by David Hasselhoff was purchased for $152,600. Good company: This image provided courtesy of Julien's Auctions shows the rhinestone earrings. They sold as part of a two-day auction of Hollywood memorabilia April 11, 2014, and April 12 at Julien'Â­s Beverly Hills gallery in Los Angeles .