Diane Keaton's First Bonhams Estate Auction Raises $1.2 Million as 47 of 50 Lots Beat Estimates
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 12
Diane Keaton's First Bonhams Estate Auction Raises $1.2 Million as 47 of 50 Lots Beat Estimates
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 12
Summary
$1.2 million was raised in Diane Keaton’s first Bonhams estate auction, with 47 of 50 lots selling above estimate in the opening sale of a planned 787-item series.
$394,000 for Keaton’s original "Annie Hall" script led the sale, while lower-priced personal items also surged: six polka-dot scarves fetched $6,144 and four pairs of reading glasses sold for $2,176.
Bonhams and adviser The Fine Art Group said demand is increasingly driven by fans seeking personal connections to celebrities, not just career-linked memorabilia, especially for figures with cult followings such as Keaton and Matthew Perry.
That appetite is turning celebrity estates into a bigger business: Bonhams said sales in its estate division jumped 185% last year and have grown an average 28.5% annually since 2022.