Items from David Lynch auction rake in over $4.25 million
Over 440 lots of items were sold, including personal possessions and film memorabilia
A recent auction comprising collections of David Lynch’s personal items, film memorabilia, and music equipment has netted more than $4.25 million.
The auction, which went up for sale via Julien's Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in Gardena, California, on June 18, was made up of 441 lots.
Items sold included music gear such as synths, guitars, drum kits, and keyboards, as well as personal items that Lynch had used throughout his life before his untimely passing in January.
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After going on sale, the collections attracted buyers from all over the world, fetching a total of $4.25 million – more than the entire budget for his acclaimed psychological thriller film, Inland Empire.
Items netting the largest sums included screenplays, a collection of which (featuring scripts from an unmade film named Ronnie Rocket), landing a $195,000 price tag.
Elsewhere, Lynch’s director’s chair raked in some $91,000, while a red curtain and black and white zig-zag rug in the style of Twin Peaks’ Black Lodge fetched $32,500.
“This collection includes artefacts from all aspects of Lynch’s personal creative life,” reads the collection’s description.
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“[It includes] the art supplies and tools from his home art studio and wood shop, a vast array of furniture that includes many pieces designed and built by Lynch himself, unique instruments and equipment from his home audio recording studio, memorabilia and ephemera relating to many of his filmed projects, and several coffee machines and mugs because he could never be more than 15 steps away from a damn good cup of coffee.”
Other items that went up for sale included scripts from the film and TV shows that he directed thoughout his life, such as Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, while his “personal 35mm print” of Eraserhead netted some $52,000.
Check out the full collection here.
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