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Lucille Ball has been one of the most famous admirers of the backgammon game, during its heyday in America. She played many backgammon tournaments in the company of Prince Alexis Obolensky and Hugh Hefner, and rumored to keep a backgammon board in every room, plus another poolside. Now, two portable backgammon boards and a leather backgammon case of Lucille Ball collection will be bid in an auction.
Lucille Ball playing backgammon with Prince Alexis Obolensky
Photo copyright © by Joseph Pasternack.
The backgammon boards, along with the rest of Lucille Ball’s remains, has been supervised by Susie Morton, who has married to Ball’s second husband in 1996. According to Doug Norwine, the Director of Music & Entertainment Auctions at Heritage, “Susie has lived with these relics of Lucy and Gary’s life for more than 10 years out of respect for her late husband and out of respect for Lucy’s amazing legacy. Now she’s ready to part with these treasures as she remodels her house to make it completely her own.”
Lucille Ball’s portable backgammon sets primary bid is $500 and they are estimated to be sold for at least $1,000. The leather set, probably used by her for social backgammon games, is opened for $1,000 and expected to be sold for over $2,000. The live auction will take place on July 17, 2010.
Lucille Ball Backgammon Boards at Auction
Three backgammon boards from the estate of I Love Lucy star Lucille Ball will be auctioned on July 17, 2010 at the Heritage Auction Galleries in Beverly Hills. The auctioned backgammon boards are part of a larger memorabilia that include her awards, love letters, and personal address book from the estate of Gary Morton, her second husband.Lucille Ball has been one of the most famous admirers of the backgammon game, during its heyday in America. She played many backgammon tournaments in the company of Prince Alexis Obolensky and Hugh Hefner, and rumored to keep a backgammon board in every room, plus another poolside. Now, two portable backgammon boards and a leather backgammon case of Lucille Ball collection will be bid in an auction.
Lucille Ball playing backgammon with Prince Alexis Obolensky
Photo copyright © by Joseph Pasternack.
The backgammon boards, along with the rest of Lucille Ball’s remains, has been supervised by Susie Morton, who has married to Ball’s second husband in 1996. According to Doug Norwine, the Director of Music & Entertainment Auctions at Heritage, “Susie has lived with these relics of Lucy and Gary’s life for more than 10 years out of respect for her late husband and out of respect for Lucy’s amazing legacy. Now she’s ready to part with these treasures as she remodels her house to make it completely her own.”
Lucille Ball’s portable backgammon sets primary bid is $500 and they are estimated to be sold for at least $1,000. The leather set, probably used by her for social backgammon games, is opened for $1,000 and expected to be sold for over $2,000. The live auction will take place on July 17, 2010.
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