Humphrey Bogart statue, pelican paintings, and more curious items up for auction from Lauren Bacall's estate
Don't have a cool $26 million to buy Lauren Bacall's three-bedroom apartment overlooking Central Park? There's still a chance to get your hands on something owned by the legendary movie star, who died in August.
Items from "The Lauren Bacall Collection" will soon be auctioned off at Bonhams on March 31st and April 1st at their New York galleries. Among the most interesting items available to the public are a statue of late Bacall's late husband, Humphrey Bogart, and a well-traveled steamer trunk engraved with Bogart's initials.
Also included among the 740 items to be auctioned over the course of four sessions are a large collection of jewelry and various pieces of art, including a painting done by late Sen. Ted Kennedy.
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Bacall donated many of her iconic fashion pieces to the Fashion Institute of Technology before her death, and several will be on display there til April 4. Watch a video detailing the Bacall collection below. —Teresa Mull
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