Iconic costumes worn by the von Trapp family in the classic movie The Sound Of Music set to fetch £150,000 at auction 

• The collection includes 14 outfits from the celebrated 1965 musical
• The highlight of the set is a uniform worn by Captain Georg von Trapp 
• Other outfits include dresses worn by the von Trapp daughters
  
• The set is expected to sell for £150,000 at auction in December
  

By Suzannah Hills

Published: 12:38 EDT, 18 November 2013 | Updated: 13:45 EDT, 18 November 2013

A set of iconic costumes worn by the von Trapp family in the hit film The Sound of Music has emerged for sale for £150,000 pounds.

The collection includes 14 outfits from the celebrated 1965 musical which starred Julie Andrews as a nun who teaches the children of a widowed Navy officer to sing.

The highlight of the set is a uniform worn by Christopher Plummer as Captain Georg von Trapp in famed songs ‘So Long, Farewell’ and ‘Edelweiss’.

Famous moment: Christopher Plummer starred as Captain von Trapp. He wore this costume in the scene where Von Trapp leads his family to safety over the mountains and away from the Nazis

Tight-fitting: A jacket worn by Charmian Carr who played Liesl von Trapp, the first and eldest child, who sings 'sixteen going on seventeen'

Record breaker: The Sound of Music, which starred Julie Andrews, pictured centre, was the highest grossing film ever at the time

Also included are five of the seven Von Trapp children’s outfits from the same numbers and two capes worn by the childen in ‘Climb Every Mountain’.

The Sound of Music was the highest grossing film ever at the time, earning almost £200million and knocking Gone with the Wind off the top spot.

The film was based on the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical which in turn was inspired by the true story of spirited young nun Maria von Trapp.

The film, which won five Oscars, produced classic songs like ‘Edelweiss’ and ‘My Favorite Things’ and made Julie Andrews a superstar.

Mellow yellow: Heather Menzies pictured left as Louisa von Trapp - the third Von Trapp child - wearing a yellow top with checked shirt in The Sound Of Music. The outfit is included in the set being sold

Pretty in pink: Heather Menzies wore this purple dress while playing Louisa von Trapp in The Sound Of Music in 1965, pictured right. It appears to have faded to a lighter pink colour over the years, pictured left

The costumes, which are being sold as one lot, is expected to fetch £150,000 when it goes under the hammer.

Joe Maddalena, of auctioneers Profiles in History, said: 'As musical characters come they don’t get any more iconic than the von Trapp family.

'The Sound of Music is one of the greatest musicals of all time and is loved around the world.

'The Western Costume Company made the costumes for the 1965 film and after filming was complete they went back into their archives.

Collectable: This dress,  was worn by Debbie Turner, pictured right, who starred as Marta von Trapp - the second youngest daughter in The Sound Of Music

Iconic: A cape worn by a member of the Von Trapp family as they fled to safety over the mountains

An outfit worn by one of the von Trapp sons, pictured left, and a dress believed to have been worn by the youngest von Trapp daughter Gretl, pictured right 

'The costumes appear in pretty much every iconic scene from the movie from the Edelweiss number to Do Re Mi.

'Each of the von Trapp children are represented and there is a complete outfit worn by Christopher Plummer as Captain von Trapp.

'The Western Costume Company has now decided to sell off a few historic costumes to fund the upkeep of its archive.

'As an auction lot this collection of costumes is in a category of its own.'

The auction will take place in Los Angeles on December 21.

Sale: The collection of unique outfits is expected to fetch at least £150,000 when it goes up for sale at auction

A jacket and dress, pictured left, and another dress, pictured right, worn by one of the von Trapp children in The Sound Of Music which have been included in the collection

One of the other capes worn by the von Trapp children as they escaped the Nazis, pictured left, and a dress worn by one of the daughters, right