Collectables, including paintings, sculptures, clothing and memorabilia that once belonged to Hollywood actor Tony Curtis are to go under the hammer in the US. One of the items is a sailor jacket he wore during a kissing scene with Marilyn Monroe in the1959 movie ‘Some Like It Hot’, while other lots range from a Faberge gold and sapphire cigarette case to watches, furniture and a rosewood flute given to Tony Curtis by Frank Sinatra – items sure to attract his fans. Amongst the artwork in the extensive collection is an accumulation of 20th Century American, British and European paintings, and ceramics and prints by Braque and Chagall.

An original work by Andy Warhol entitled ‘Some Like It Hot Shoe’, which was given as a gift to the actor, is expected to fetch up to $30,000 (£18,500), and there are also works by Picasso and by Tony Curtis himself.

The auction features property that the actor owned throughout much of his life, from the time he served in the US Navy during World War II, and the items will be displayed in an exhibition for 10 days before the Beverly Hills auction on 17 September. Darren Julien, of Julien’s Auctions, said, ‘Tony always said he was an artist first and an actor second’. Tony Curtis died last September aged 85.