Ellen DeGeneres Sells Personal Furniture and other Collections for Charity

Ellen DeGeneres has been known for her passion for oh so many things - her love for architecture and home design and her  involvement in key humanitarian efforts among them. With these two obsessions combined, the comedian and talk show host has launched an auction where the proceeds will go to support the Humane Society of the United States. Featured in this auction are handpicked pieces from DeGeneres' personal collection, together with  design, vintage art and furniture items which have been inspiration to her new home line.

The auction is open for bidding will be until September 22. A peek at Paddle8  generated the following details and information on the items featured in that auction:

Furniture

1.    Pierre Jeanneret and A.R. Prabhawwalkar- Architect's Desk, Chandigarh, India

Starting Bid: $8,000

2.    French- Primitive Chair, Starting Bid: $4,800

3.    Børge Mogensen - Pair of Hoop Chairs, Starting Bid: $4,300

4.    Spanish- Primitive Armchair, Starting Bid: $1,500

5.    French- Provincial Work Table, Starting Bid: $4,800

6.    Italian- Plant Stand, Starting Bid: $800

7.    Italian-  Industrial Work Table, Starting Bid: $3,000

8.    Jacques Le Chevallier and René Koechlin- Table Lamp, Starting Bid: $46,000

9.    English-  Primitive Cottage Windsor Chair, Starting Bid: $4,800

10. T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings- Upholstered Bench, Starting Bid: $3,800

11. Bruno Mathsson- Three-Seat Sofa, $1,600 (2 bids)

12. Jean Royere -Trefle Armchair, Starting Bid: $10,000

13. Hans Agne Jakobsson - Table Lamp, Starting Bid: $700

14. Italian - Pair of Rattan Chairs, Starting Bid: $6,000

15. Frank Lloyd Wright - Taliesin Side Table, Starting Bid: $800

16. Marcel Breuer -Commemorative Table Lamp, Starting Bid: $1,000

17. Stilnovo - Cantilevered Pendant Light, Starting Bid: $5,000

18. Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni - Snoopy Table Lamp, $700 (3 bids)

19. Ed Merat - Lounge Chair, Starting Bid: $1,000

Objects

1.    French- Ronald (Artist's Model), Starting Bid: $5,000

2.    French- Leather Lamp, Starting Bid: $3,300

3.    English - Pit Pony Museum Model, Starting Bid: $5,500

4.    French- Articulated Haberdashery Mannequin, Starting Bid: $5,000

5.    Italian-  Modernist Vessel, Starting Bid: $4,800

6.    Spanish - Wood Ring, Starting Bid: $13,000

7.    Andrée Putman - Table Lamp, Starting Bid: $800

8.    Georges Jouve -Large Cup, Starting Bid: $2,000

9.    European - Ceramic Pitcher , Starting Bid: $400

10. French - Bakelite Forms (Set of Eight), Starting Bid: $4,800

Paintings

1.    Marianne Kolb-  Navigating the Tides, Starting Bid: $4,800

2.    Goran Djurovic - The Invisible Bar, Starting Bid: $21,000

3.    Elena Sisto- Chang Ling, Starting Bid: $1,500

4.    Marianne Kolb - A Sudden Gust of Wind, Starting Bid: $2,800