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A silky red robe. A Playboy magazine with Marilyn Monroe on the cover. A gold ring with a hidden compartment containing a Viagra pill. These treasures belonging to Hugh Hefner were among items that bidders walked away with over the weekend.
Fans, celebrities, universities and museums paid more than $3 million in a live auction for some of the late media magnate’s possessions, said Martin Nolan, executive director of Julien’s Auctions.
The top-selling item was Hefner’s college typewriter, which he used in 1953 when he began building the Playboy empire. It sold for $162,500.
Hefner’s own collection of Playboy magazines, including his copy of the first edition, sold for between $35 and $40,000 each.
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