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Julien's Auctions said on Friday the sale would
also include Hefner's white captain's hat, a custom 1974
Monopoly board game including a Playboy bunny playing piece, his
Playboy bunny logo cufflinks, 2016 passport and his Bible.
Hefner, who helped usher in the 1960s sexual revolution with his
magazine and nightclubs, died in September 2017 at age 91. He
left his property to his foundation, which is putting some of
the items up for sale.
All the proceeds from the Nov. 30-Dec. 1 auction in Los Angeles
will go to Hefner's foundation, which was set up in 1964 to
advocate for civil liberties, including LGBT rights and the
legalization of medical marijuana.
"My father lived an extraordinary life as a publishing, social
and cultural pioneer and left a legacy that his foundations will
perpetuate," his daughter, Christie Hefner, said in a statement.
The dozens of items up for sale include one of Hefner's
signature pipes (estimated to sell for $2,000 to $3,000), his
personal copy of the first, 1953 issue of Playboy with Marilyn
Monroe on the cover ($3,000 to $5,000), a 1946 Wurlitzer jukebox
with 24 original albums ($10,000 to $20,000), and a 2007 limited
edition set of 48 Playboy prints ($20,000 to $30,000).
Hefner's pajamas and smoking jacket, which became a symbol of
his Playboy mansion parties in Los Angeles, are expected to
fetch up to $2,000 and $5,000 respectively.
In 2016, Playboy magazine did away with full frontal nudity, but
that policy was reversed a year later.
The Playboy Clubs, heavily criticized by feminists, closed in
1991, but a New York venue reopened in September, complete with
women waitresses wearing corsets, fluffy tails and rabbit ears.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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