Colin Firth’s wet shirt from Pride and Prejudice goes up for auction | Colin Firth

The shirt worn by Colin Firth when he strides across fields dripping wet after a swim in a lake during the TV adaptation of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice is being in auctioned in London.

Cosprop, a costume house founded in 1965 by theOscar and Bafta-winning designer John Bright, and Kerry Taylor Auctions, will auction the shirt, which has an estimate of between £7,000 and £10,000, along with more than 60 costumes from film and TV.

The Oscar-winner Firth played Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, opposite Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet – who is surprised when she visits his Pemberley estate to find him emerging from the water partly clothed and dripping wet.

The moment has been reimagined in the Netflix series Bridgerton, when the actor Jonathan Bailey steps out of a lake, and was also referenced in Bridget Jones’s Diary, which stars Firth as another “Mr Darcy”, a nod to his portrayal by the writer Helen Fielding.

The biggest ticket items are a vintage 1950s Christian Dior taffeta ballgown, worn by Madonna in the 1996 film Evita, which could fetch between £40,000 and £60,000, and Johnny Depp’s Sleepy Hollow costume, expected to sell for between £20,000 and £30,000.

Items from Evita such as a pink satin evening coat, beaded taffeta ballgown, lyrics by Tim Rice for Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, a Trifari brooch and earrings and a blue and purple silk dress, are also being sold.

The auction also features costumes worn by Julie Andrews, Jude Law, Tom Hardy, Eddie Redmayne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Keira Knightley, Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Taylor and Aidan Turner.

The costumes have been donated by Cosprop to raise funds for the Bright Foundation, an arts education charity founded by Bright, who won an Oscar for his work on A Room With a View alongside the fellow costume designer Jenny Beavan.

Bright said: “My life’s work has been committed to costume design for film, TV and theatre and I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to pursue this path. It is my firmly held belief that the arts and creativity can shape happier and healthier children and enable young people to reach their full potential.”

The live Lights Camera Auction event, focusing on costumes, will be hosted by Kerry Taylor Auctions in London.

The shirt worn by Colin Firth when he strides across fields dripping wet after a swim in a lake during the TV adaptation of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice is being in auctioned in London.

Cosprop, a costume house founded in 1965 by theOscar and Bafta-winning designer John Bright, and Kerry Taylor Auctions, will auction the shirt, which has an estimate of between £7,000 and £10,000, along with more than 60 costumes from film and TV.

The Oscar-winner Firth played Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, opposite Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet – who is surprised when she visits his Pemberley estate to find him emerging from the water partly clothed and dripping wet.

The moment has been reimagined in the Netflix series Bridgerton, when the actor Jonathan Bailey steps out of a lake, and was also referenced in Bridget Jones’s Diary, which stars Firth as another “Mr Darcy”, a nod to his portrayal by the writer Helen Fielding.

The biggest ticket items are a vintage 1950s Christian Dior taffeta ballgown, worn by Madonna in the 1996 film Evita, which could fetch between £40,000 and £60,000, and Johnny Depp’s Sleepy Hollow costume, expected to sell for between £20,000 and £30,000.

Items from Evita such as a pink satin evening coat, beaded taffeta ballgown, lyrics by Tim Rice for Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, a Trifari brooch and earrings and a blue and purple silk dress, are also being sold.

The auction also features costumes worn by Julie Andrews, Jude Law, Tom Hardy, Eddie Redmayne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Keira Knightley, Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Taylor and Aidan Turner.

The costumes have been donated by Cosprop to raise funds for the Bright Foundation, an arts education charity founded by Bright, who won an Oscar for his work on A Room With a View alongside the fellow costume designer Jenny Beavan.

Bright said: “My life’s work has been committed to costume design for film, TV and theatre and I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to pursue this path. It is my firmly held belief that the arts and creativity can shape happier and healthier children and enable young people to reach their full potential.”

The live Lights Camera Auction event, focusing on costumes, will be hosted by Kerry Taylor Auctions in London.