A collection of personal items belonging to late screen siren Marilyn Monroe will be offered for sale in two separate auctions this week. Over 100 vintage photographs, personal effects and never-before-seen film footage featuring Marilyn will be auctioneed by Bonhams and Butterfields in Los Angeles and Las Vegas’ Julien’s Auctions over the weekend.

“There are some exciting items at these auctions that are drawing a real buzz amongst collectors. The pieces from Marilyn’s Brentwood home, like the footstool and pencil cup, are pretty rare. A lot of people focus on Marilyn’s celebrity and forget that she was a real person, so the personal documents give a unique insight into her life that isn’t common to the casual Marilyn fan.”

“She’s the top. Elvis is comparable, but there are some things of Marilyn’s that just go over the top. About a year ago, we had a Monroe umbrella that we estimated at 10,000 dollars to 20,000 dollars, and people said, ‘You’re never going to sell it; it’s just an umbrella.’ It went for $49,000 dollars,” says Darren Julien, head of Julien’s Auctions.