BURNS FANS FLOCK TO SOTHEBY'S : HUMIDORS, BRIC-A-BRAC RAISE $365,792 AT CHARITY AUCTION.Byline: Glenn Gaslin Daily News Staff Writer Al Goldstein Alvin "Al" Goldstein (b. January 10 1936, New York City) is an American publisher and pornographer. Goldstein founded the tabloid Screw magazine. He was also the host and producer (with radio personality Alex Bennett) of Midnight Blue got a bargain. The gruff cigar buff, standing outside Sotheby's auction house Thursday, boasted about the humidor hu·mi·dor n. A container designed for storing cigars or other tobacco products at a constant level of humidity. [From humid (on the model of cuspidor).] he just bought, a box inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. ``To George Burns'' that kept the comedian's world-famous cigars fresh. ``I didn't get the JFK humidor in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Not at $20,000,'' said Goldstein, editor of a pornography magazine. ``So I thought I'd go for this at $3,500.'' He and hundreds of other fans, celebrities, collectors and friends paid a total of $365,792 at the auction from the estate of George Burns Noun 1. George Burns - United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) Burns, Nathan Birnbaum . Some walked out with priceless memories, and some left with $3,500 bargains. All proceeds will benefit Cedars Sinai Medical Center, the United Jewish Fund and the Motion Picture and Television Fund. The belongings left behind from Burns' 100 years on Earth moved quickly and quietly at Sotheby's first West Coast celebrity auction. Two hushed rooms of cautious buyers held up plastic numbers, while others, including fan Jerry Seinfeld This article is about the comedian. For the character, see Jerry Seinfeld (character). Jerry Seinfeld (born Jerome Seinfeld on April 29, 1954 in New York City, New York) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor and writer. , called in bids, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Sotheby's. Seinfeld bought cuff links, among other things. Anything related to Burns' cigar-chomping ways grabbed attention and money. One humidor fetched $57,500, the most money paid for a single item. Richard Carleton Hacker, author of the ``Ultimate Cigar Book,'' bought a humidor for $8,625 and Peter Planes, president of Royal Estate Buyers, bought one for $4,024. The bidding price on a pair of ashtrays went from $10 to $1,000 in less than one minute. A painting of a barn, by Anna Marie Robertson ``Grandma'' Moses, went for $14,950 to Ulrike Kantor, a spiky-haired art collector. But most of the price haggling was over classic, unassuming furniture from Burns' home. Even that had meaning to fans and friends, such as Charlie Schlatter, who co-starred in Burns' last movie, ``18 Again.'' He sent his personal manager to the auction to collect sentimental merchandise. ``One of the greatest thrills of Charlie's life was working with George Burns,'' said Steven Fenton, who picked up a $3,000 mahogany grandfather clock for Schlatter. ``He was like a grandfather to him.'' While the bidding on carpets and chairs often stagnated below $100, most items associated with Burns' and wife, Gracie Allen's, show-biz careers or personas soared beyond the estimated price. A pair of Burns' round eyeglasses eyeglasses or spectacles, instrument or device for aiding and correcting defective sight. Eyeglasses usually consist of a pair of lenses mounted in a frame to hold them in position before the eyes. went for $12,650. Two pairs of Allen's plastic eyeglasses brought in $1,840. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) A buyer sets down his numbered bidding token a s he reads the catalog at the George Burns estate sale in Beverly Hills. (2) Sotheby's Bill Ruprecht opens the George Burns estate auction. Gus Ruelas/Daily News |
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