ShivamAnd Then There Were Three…
Lauren became so fond of the boxer she had received as a gift that she decided to bring two more in her house. One can see Bogart reading a magazine with his son Stephen. Lauren is sitting on the chair with the three dogs named Harvey, George, and Baby laying in front of her. Lauren used to remain sad after Harvey’s death. She had told, “I went to see him at the vet’s and said goodbye. Five minutes after I got home, I was told that after I left, Harvey had eaten his dinner and died.”
Her Dogs Were Never Far Away
One of the most astonishing facts was the huge age gap between Lauren and Humphrey when they married. I say this because at the time of their marriage Lauren was 19 and Humphrey was 45. This obviously led people to speculate about the fact that had led the two to get so close. Well, apparently the reason was their common love towards dogs. They both had an experience of keeping a dog as a pet from a very small age. It was because of this that the couple were delighted to be gifted a Boxer after their wedding.
Auction Priemere
The auction that I have been talking about from the beginning took place in March 2015. The days before the auction saw a large number of videographers and photographers visiting the house and clicking pictures of the amazing apartment. The best part was to see the cheerful faces of the people who purchased the objects belonging to the historic house along with the ones who got a chance to visit the house and see them. One thing that everyone who entered the house sensed was the saintly and divine aura that the apartment housed.
Bogart Statue
Bacall didn’t shy away from the fact that one of the major reason behind her huge success as an actress was her work with husband Humphrey Bogart. So, it was not surprising to see a statue of “Bogie” in Lauren’s art collection which you see in the image. Though nobody knows who created the statue but the fact of it depicting Bogart’s character of Rick Blaine from the movie Casablanca released in the year 1942 is widely known. The sculpture-like most of Luren’s collectibles were sold in the auction for an undisclosed amount.
Aaron Shilker Sketch Of Lauren Bacall
One of the most distinctive pieces of art in the apartment was the portrait made by famous artists Aaron Shilker of which Lauren was the inspiration. Aaron is known for making portraits of John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacquline Kennedy which adorn the wall of the White House. This portrait that Shilker made of Lauren was sold in the auction for an amount of $5,000. He had also made portraits of Lauren’s children which were kept by them as a part of their personal collection.
Her Turkish Carpet Sold For $2,250
One can get an idea of the exquisiteness of Lauren’s home-wares from the fact that they were sold for a staggering amount in the auction despite them being in used condition. Among these homewares the one which was highly regarded as the Turkish carpet which got sold for an amount of $2,250. Turkish carpets are unique and historical because no one knows about the culture where they came from and are considered multi-ethnic and multi-religious. They can be found in the regions of Siberia and Egypt.