Most people would call it a clear-out, but for Cher it is ‘rewriting her personal environmentâ€. The musician and actress recently revealed plans for a two-day auction of her paintings, furniture, jewellery and costumes.
Sotheby’s and Julien’s Auctions will jointly offer property from Cher’s collection at a sale in October.She hopes to raise $1million, some of which will go to charity.
‘I’m beginning a new chapter in my career and have decided to rewrite my personal environment, my home,†she said. ‘I’m thrilled that the sale of these beloved objects will benefit worthwhile organisations and charities.â€
Jason Preston, Sotheby’s specialist in fine and decorative arts, said: ‘The selection of items demonstrate how deeply interested Cher was in the Gothic Revival movement.”
When Cher was last doing up her Malibu villa, she turned to Augustus Pugin for inspiration, but it seems she is now over him. Among the highlights for sale is The Scarisbrick Hall bed, attributed to the 19thcentury architect and made in Birmingham, England, circa 1865. From Cher’s library will be a folio of drawings, including Examples of Gothic Architecture, Volume II by Pugin.
A number of Old Master and 19thcentury paintings will be on sale, including one by 17thcentury Milanese artist Ercole Procaccini the Younger.
Cher is better known for her frocks and several from her many reinventions feature in the auction. A Mackie original worn to the 1998 Oscars is expected to fetch up to $6Â 000, and a black gown worn on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour in 1974 is expected to reach up to $5Â 000. —