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Doris Day Auction to Feature Animal Artifacts, Golden Globe Awards

Reuters

   Doris Day's four Golden Globe awards, her piano, and a collection of
   her gowns are among 800 items going up for auction next year, along
   with dozens of artifacts reflecting her passion for animals, Julien's
   Auctions said on Wednesday.

   Day, the cheery, girl-next-door who was one of the biggest stars of the
   1950s and 1960s, died in May at the age of 97 in
   the Carmel, California, home she had made her refuge from Hollywood.
   The auction in April 2020 will also include dozens of pieces of her
   furniture, art work and tableware, and numerous ceramic dogs, birds,
   decorative pigs and pictures of giraffes and other critters that
   adorned her rustic home, Julien's said.
   The classic 1930 Ford convertible that was seen in the opening of her
   1980s talk show "Doris Day's Best Friends" is
   expected to fetch between $10,000 and $20,000, while a planter
   decorated with brass elephants that was a gift from friend and actor
   Rock Hudson has an estimated sale price of up to $2,000.
   "Anything from Doris Day's home will be sought after in the auction,
   firstly because they're so amazing and secondly because all of the
   proceeds will benefit her animal foundation. Everybody knows how she
   loved her animals and that was so important to Doris during her
   lifetime," said Martin Nolan, executive director of Julien's Auctions.

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