Oprah Winfrey (Photo : Reuters)
What would someone worth $3 billion want to get rid of? An auction company is hosting a huge auction this weekend of an Oprah Winfrey collection. The auction of the media queen's stuff includes over 570 items ranging from cool to crazy.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, based in Chicago, is the auction's host. The collection mostly originates from the Water Tower apartment owned by Winfrey.
The items up for auction will include furniture, paintings, crystal, and silver. Clothing and accessories will include brands such as Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, and Valentino, according to Chicago Mag.
Earnings from the weekend auction will support Winfrey's Leadership Academy Foundation. That foundation supports her Leadership Academy for Girls located in South Africa.
The auction for the Oprah Winfrey Collections will start at 10.am. on Saturday. After registering for a sale, bidders have four options: online, phone, in-person, and absentee.
The auction includes a wide array of items, including a basic ball pen and tea strainer. Some of the other items are significantly more bizarre.
According to estimates, the priciest item to be auctioned is Edward Miller's painting "The Red Scarf." The estimated price ranges from $80,000 to $120,000.
For soup fans, there is a porcelain soup tureen (bowl with lid) that is hand-painted, according to Chicago Sun-Times. With an estimated value of $6,000 to $8,000, it might be best used in a display case.
To make make-up and hairstyling chic, there is the Esty 200 Make-Up and Hair Styling Cart. It is valued from $500 to $700.
A Jorg and Olif bicycle has an estimated value of $200 to $400. The bike company was established in 2006 in Vancouver, Canada.
Feel like a billionaire by purchasing the pair of silver sugar tongs from Denmark. They will probably run from $80 to $120 at the auction.
For those on a shoestring budget, there is an Oprah ballpoint pen. Its estimated price: $30 to $50.
The total value of the collection is about $800,000. Also, there will be no upper limit on the items up for bidding.
