David Lynch's Red Director Chair Stops by Variety's Office Ahead of Live Auction
Julien's Auctions and Turner Classic Movies, hosts of a live auction of David Lynch's possessions, recently toured his director's chair around several locations in Los Angeles, ending with a stop at Variety's office Monday.
The auction, called The David Lynch Collection, will be held Wednesday at the Peninsula Beverly Hills as well as at juliensauctions.com.
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In anticipation of that event, the red leather chair commenced a mystery tour around the city to locations that have significance within Lynch's life and filmography, with clues posted on social media to allow fans to guess the locations. The tour started off at the 'Mulholland Drive' location Winkie's Diner on June 12 and continued to the Mulholland Drive street sign, the area of Hollywood and La Brea (where Lynch once held a For Your Consideration protest for Laura Dern) and Bob's Big Boy, the Toluca Lake diner where Lynch often met with stars like Dern and Kyle MacLachlan. The tour stops were also live streamed from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT on Julien's Instagram.
The chair, which is personalized with Lynch's name and is estimated at $5,000 to $7,000, is a focal point of the auction, which includes more than 450 objects such as Lynch's musical instruments, furniture, props, home decor and more. Bids can be placed at the in-person event, online, over the phone or through an absentee bid form.
Lynch, the filmmaker behind 'Mulholland Drive,' 'Blue Velvet,' 'Wild at Heart' and 'Twin Peaks,' died Jan. 15.
'Julien's and TCM are honored to represent and offer to the public for the first time this incredible collection of one of the greatest and most revered filmmakers of all time, David Lynch,' Catherine Williamson, managing director of entertainment for Julien's Auctions, previously said in a statement. 'These historical and cherished pieces reflecting David Lynch's singular artistic vision, as well as his passions and pursuits ranging from his director's chair, espresso machine to his guitar, record collections and 'Twin Peaks'-style decor, come directly from the home of the visionary artist whose enigmatic films stirred our most imaginative and collective surreal dreams.'
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