Audrey Auction Encore

 
Christie's London is holding another auction of Audrey Hepburn's personal belongings May 2 - 9. This is billed as the third and final auction following two last summer and consists of 200 lots of "clothing, jewellery, photography and film memorabilia, all of which have remained in the ownership of Audrey Hepburn’s family."

It looks like Audrey saved everything, and why not? She probably had enough closets. It is curious she chose to save costume jewelry from the 1950s, things we would have sent to Goodwill eons ago. An owl brooch by Coro that may have cost $10 in the '50s has an estimate of 500-800 GBP.  It's almost as if Audrey knew her many millions of fans would love to own anything that had ever passed through her hands. I certainly would, but estimates for the lots start at 200 GBP for a single picture by an anonymous photographer and go up considerably.

There are many photographs, including this sweet one by Milton Greene and a set of hairdo tests from the early '60s. The lady could not take a bad picture.

There are mundane things like several lots of Indian silk scarves and collections of narrow belts. Something closer to Audrey herself, a powder compact with initials AHF, is priced accordingly.

Lot estimate 500-800 GBP

Lot estimate 400-600 GBP

Estimate 2,000-3,000 GBP

I've had this photo of Audrey wearing a matador suit since it appeared in a 1966 issue of "Vogue."

Estimate 2,000-3,000 GBP

It's hard to believe Audrey Hepburn died 25 years ago. She is truly timeless thanks to her films. Almost all of them were wonderful. At least she was wonderful in all of them. I can't really explain why Audrey transcends Screen Goddess. Each person finds some combination of Audrey the actress and Audrey the person to make her special to them alone. Then we share the love together. Isn't that loverly?