BONHAMS & BUTTERFIELDS, LOS ANGELES, WILL BE OFFERING FINE EUROPEAN FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS ON 13.SEPTEMBER. THE ECLECTIC AUCTION WILL OFFER A GLOBAL ARRAY OF WORKS, SHOWCASING PIECES FROM THE 15th THROUGH THE 20th CENTURIES WITH A FOCUS ON ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN, SPANISH AND GERMAN PIECES. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FALL SALE WILL INCLUDE RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL WORKS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF DEBBIE REYNOLDS. 'BONHAMS & BUTTERFIELDS IS HONORED TO OFFER A SELECTION OF UNIQUE ITEMS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF SCREEN ICON DEBBIE REYNOLDS. REYNOLD'S PASSION FOR BEAUTY AND DEDICATION TO THE PRESERVATION OF HOLLYWOOD HISTORY ARE REPRESENTED THROUGHOUT THE OFFERING', SAID ANDREW JONES, LOS ANGELES DIRECTOR OF EUROPEAN FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS AT BONHAMS & BUTTERFIELDS. DEBBIE REYNOLDS BEGAN HER EXTENSIVE COLLECTION WITH THE METRO GOLDWYN MAYER AUCTION IN 1970. SHE BOUGHT NOT ONLY MEMORABILIA AND COSTUMES, BUT ALSO PROPS AND SET DECOR, INCLUDING FURNITURE, CHANDELIERS AND DECORATIVE ARTS. REYNOLD'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION INCLUDES VARIOUS ITEMS FROM 20tH CENTURY FOX, RKO, AND WARNER BROTHERS, AMONG OTHERS, AS WELL AS ITEMS FROM THE ESTATES OF HAROLD LLOYD AND MARY PICKFORD. SHE FELT IT WOULD BE A GREAT INJUSTICE; SHOULD THESE TREASURES FALL INTO THE WAYSIDE AS DECORATIONS FOR MERE HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS, MASQUERADE PARTIES AND SOCIAL EVENT. IT WAS DURING THE 1970s THAT IT OCCURRED TO REYNOLDS THAT THE ITEMS FROM THESE LANDMARK FILMS, WHICH WERE LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING STYLE GUIDELINES AND INFLUENCING DECORATIONS AND TASTEMAKERS AROUND THE WORLD, LACKED A MUSEUM OR PRESERVATION STRATEGY. SHE HAS ALWAYS SAID: 'THEY HAVE A HALL OF FAME FOR BOWLING, BUT NOT FOR FILMS OR MOVIE STARS.' SINCE THAT TIME, REYNOLDS HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR PRESERVING THESE ARTIFACTS FOR POSTERITY AND THE ENJOYMENT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.
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