Ellen DeGeneres has been known for her passion for oh so many things - her love for architecture and home design and her involvement in key humanitarian efforts among them. With these two obsessions combined, the comedian and talk show host has launched an auction where the proceeds will go to support the Humane Society of the United States. Featured in this auction are handpicked pieces from DeGeneres' personal collection, together with design, vintage art and furniture items which have been inspiration to her new home line.
The auction is open for bidding will be until September 22. A peek at Paddle8 generated the following details and information on the items featured in that auction:
Furniture
1. Pierre Jeanneret and A.R. Prabhawwalkar- Architect's Desk, Chandigarh, India
Starting Bid: $8,000
2. French- Primitive Chair, Starting Bid: $4,800
3. Børge Mogensen - Pair of Hoop Chairs, Starting Bid: $4,300
4. Spanish- Primitive Armchair, Starting Bid: $1,500
5. French- Provincial Work Table, Starting Bid: $4,800
6. Italian- Plant Stand, Starting Bid: $800
7. Italian- Industrial Work Table, Starting Bid: $3,000
8. Jacques Le Chevallier and René Koechlin- Table Lamp, Starting Bid: $46,000
9. English- Primitive Cottage Windsor Chair, Starting Bid: $4,800
10. T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings- Upholstered Bench, Starting Bid: $3,800
11. Bruno Mathsson- Three-Seat Sofa, $1,600 (2 bids)
12. Jean Royere -Trefle Armchair, Starting Bid: $10,000
13. Hans Agne Jakobsson - Table Lamp, Starting Bid: $700
14. Italian - Pair of Rattan Chairs, Starting Bid: $6,000
15. Frank Lloyd Wright - Taliesin Side Table, Starting Bid: $800
16. Marcel Breuer -Commemorative Table Lamp, Starting Bid: $1,000
17. Stilnovo - Cantilevered Pendant Light, Starting Bid: $5,000
18. Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni - Snoopy Table Lamp, $700 (3 bids)
19. Ed Merat - Lounge Chair, Starting Bid: $1,000
Objects
1. French- Ronald (Artist's Model), Starting Bid: $5,000
2. French- Leather Lamp, Starting Bid: $3,300
3. English - Pit Pony Museum Model, Starting Bid: $5,500
4. French- Articulated Haberdashery Mannequin, Starting Bid: $5,000
5. Italian- Modernist Vessel, Starting Bid: $4,800
6. Spanish - Wood Ring, Starting Bid: $13,000
7. Andrée Putman - Table Lamp, Starting Bid: $800
8. Georges Jouve -Large Cup, Starting Bid: $2,000
9. European - Ceramic Pitcher , Starting Bid: $400
10. French - Bakelite Forms (Set of Eight), Starting Bid: $4,800
Paintings
1. Marianne Kolb- Navigating the Tides, Starting Bid: $4,800
2. Goran Djurovic - The Invisible Bar, Starting Bid: $21,000
3. Elena Sisto- Chang Ling, Starting Bid: $1,500
4. Marianne Kolb - A Sudden Gust of Wind, Starting Bid: $2,800
