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The Robin Williams Collection to be Auctioned in October

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Robin Williams Robin Williams, the famous comedian and actor who started his claim to fame playing an alien from outer space on the Mork & Mindy TV show (after an appearance on Happy Days), was a collector, with his wife,  of numerous types of memorabilia and collectibles. They had collected everything from watches to modern art to entertainment items to bicycles to sports memorabilia to autographs. This collection will now be sold through a Sotheby's auction on October 4, 2018 at 2 pm ET. The auction will be held in New York. with over 300 items being auctioned. One of the more interesting items include a cast bronze sculpture of a horse, Madronne (Cody) by Deborah Butterfield, with an estimate of $220,000 to $280,000. Photo courtesy of Sotheby's Other items include a Jaeger LeCoultre watch with an estimate of $6,000 to $8,000, a 1996 Mercedes-Benz SL500 ($20,000 to $30,000), a Golden Globe Award for Best TV Actor in a Comedy for Mork and Mindy...

Robin Williams' Napa Vineyard Estate Sold $18.1 Million

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“Robin Williams' Napa Estate” When Robin Williams died in 2014, he left behind hundreds of friends, millions of fans, a long legacy of stand-up comedy, several classic movies and a home in the Napa Valley that has just sold after almost four years on the market. Robin built  Villa Sorriso  (Villa of Smiles) in the early 2000s while married to his second wife, Marsha Garces. They divorced in 2010 and he married Susan Schneider in 2011. With extensive marital debts and most of his big movie and television roles gone, Robin put the estate on the market in 2012 at $35 million. With no buyer, he took it off the market and relisted it several months later at $29.9 million. After his suicide in 2014, the home passed to his three children who lowered the price to $25.9 million and months later to $22.9 million. The vineyard estate recently sold for $18.1 million to French winemakers Alfred Tesseron and his niece Melanie Tesseron. Villa Sorriso is located in the Mayacama M...