LOS ANGELES, Oct 28 — The extraordinary bicycle collection of late actor Robin Williams has fetched more than US$600,000 (RM2,521,800) in an auction that closed on Tuesday night.
Original estimates had placed the value of the 87-bike collection closer to US$200,000.
The proceeds from the sale of the bikes, which were donated by the Williams’ family, were donated to two charitable organisations that the actor, who died in 2014, had supported in his lifetime — the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
New York City-based auctioneer Paddle8, which operated the auction, declined to provide exact hammer prices for the bicycles sold, but did disclose that bids had been received by hopeful buyers in more than 25 countries.
The highest bid of the auction came for the Master Pista, La Carrera Futura 2000 — one of only 38 bikes created in 2007 out of a collaboration between legendary Italian bikebuilder Colnago, the Toronto bike shop La Carrera and graffiti artist Futura 2000.
This polka dotted beauty went for more than US$40,000. — The Hollywood Reporter/Bloomberg
