Auction Nets over $600K October 18, 2009 The two day Barbra Streisand auction ended today and netted over $600K for The Barbra Streisand Foundation. The auction, was conducted in Beverly Hills on October 17 & 18. The most popular items for Barbra's fans, as expected, were her costumes. From "Clear Day" to "Fockers," competition hit fever pitch as wardrobe items from Barbra's films, TV specials and concerts were opened for bidding. The big item, coming in at $11,000 was Barbra's gown from her 1994 concert tour.

$11,000 $4,750 $2,100 $2,000

And "Fockers" News, Too
As one of Barbra's costumes from "Meet the Fockers" came up for bids (lot 489, far right), this announcement from the auctioneer: "Miss Streisand may request to borrow the jewelry from this lot to use in the sequel, for continuity purposes."
 

CNN's Auction Preview

October 10, 2009
With the Streisand auction just one week away, and worldwide interest at a peak, Darren Julien of Julien's Auctions recently took CNN on an exclusive tour of the showroom. You can watch the CNN story here. It includes a very interesting segment where Barbra talks about her collection.



Public previews of the Streisand Collection will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel (Oct 10 - 16) from 10 AM - 6 PM.

 

Memorabilia Auction to Benefit Streisand Foundation

August 6, 2009 
Julien's Auctions has announced that they will conduct a second Barbra Streisand auction in October (their first Streisand sale was in 2004). Barbra will be offering personal items and career memorabilia on October 17 & 18, with all proceeds to benefit the Streisand Foundation.

The auction will take place in Beverly Hills and is open to internet bidders. Previews will be held during a transatlantic crossing aboard the Queen Mary 2, followed by additional previews in County Kildare, Ireland and Los Angeles.

Read about Barbra's 2004 Auction