More than 1,500 of Betty White’s personal items to hit the auction block
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Many treasures from the estate of Betty White, including red carpet outfits, signed 'Golden Girls' scripts, artwork and more will be available for auction later this year.
Those hoping to secure a memento from the life of Betty White will soon have the chance, as personal items from the late actor hit the auction block later this year.
More than 1,500 items from White’s estate, including awards, paintings, jewelry and scripts, were put on display at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills this week.
“This is an auction representing an incredible life and career. It’s a lifestyle auction,” Martin Nolan, the executive director of Julien’s Auctions, told Reuters.
“All these items came from her home in Brentwood or her residence in Carmel in northern California, where she lived with her husband Allen Ludden,” he added.
However, before they go to auction in late September, the items will be showcased in exhibits at Julien’s Auctions as well as in Santiago, Chile and Kildrea, Ireland, reports NBC.
The items will also be displayed on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 as she departs on a seven-day Transatlantic cruise from New York to Southampton, U.K., in August.
Two of the most personal items that will hit the auction block are her wedding band from her marriage to Ludden and a 14-carat gold watch that was gifted to White by her mother in 1940.
Other highlights include White’s original director chair from The Golden Girls set, the pilot first draft of The Golden Girls script, a goodbye plaque from the cast and crew of The Betty White Show, a baby grand piano from White’s home, and several gowns she wore to awards shows.
