In the past we've shown majolica from the collections of Greta Garbo, Whoopie Goldberg and Bernard Madoff. Well, we've come across a few more from celebrity auction site Julien's Auction house to share with you.
The first is a group of Joseph Roth and French Barbotine majolica as well as Royal Winton earthenware wall pockets from the estate of Ozzie and Sharon Osbourne.
Royal Winton and Joseph Roth wall pockets from the Osbourne estate
Barbotine majolica wall pockets from Osbourne estate
French Barbotine majolica, Fives Lille majolica and
unattributed earthenware wall pockets from Osbourne estate
The next is a Bretby jardiniere and pedestal from former Jeff Beck/ Faces/ Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood.
Breathy majolica jardiniere and pedestal from Ron Wood estate
Here is a French piece from the estate of Barbra Streisand.
French jardiniere from Streisand estate
Finally we have a set of contemporary majolica serving pieces from the estate of Bob Hope. Of all the celebrity majolica collections this was the largest with a group of 120 pieces.
Representative green majolica from Hope state
I'm always fascinated by the objects owned by celebrities. These people have unlimited resources and can afford anything they want. What attracted them to the pieces shown? There's no way of ever knowing but it does offer us a tiny window into the lives --and the taste-- of the rich and famous.
