Anthony Bourdain's belongings to be auctioned off, including $8700 knife
The late Anthony Bourdain's family will be auctioning off some of the TV chef's prized possessions in October, including a US$6000 (AU$8750) knife, 15 months after his death.
Sixty per cent of the proceeds will go to his daughter Ariane and wife Ottavia Busia-Bourdain (they were separated some time before his passing, during which Bourdain famously dated Italian actress Asia Argento).
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The remaining proceeds will be funnelled into a new scholarship program at the Culinary Institute of America set up in the TV travel presenter's name that, fittingly, allows grant recipients to study abroad.
Auctioneer Lark Mason (Antiques Roadshow) has estimated the market value of the combined items lies somewhere between US$200,000 (AU$293,000) and US$400,000 (AU$585,000).
Among the items tipped to fetch the highest price at auction, a custom Bob Kramer steel and meteorite knife. Lark Mason Associates
Mason described Bourdain's possessions as the things that helped "ground him".
"He had a turbulent life in many respects ... almost everything was purposeful," he told The New York Times.
A painting by John Lurie, 'The sky is falling. I am learning to live with it.' Lark Mason Associates
Bourdain's personal assistant Laurie Woolever explained that the Parts Unknown host was increasingly selective about what gifts and travel souvenirs he collected on his global jaunts, and the auction items reflect the man himself.
Among the noteworthy personals set to go under the hammer, is a silver and bronze sculpture of the Michelin man (set to go for $220-$290) and a custom made knife crafted with Bob Kramer steel and meteorite from Campo de Cielo in South America, which Mr Kramer allegedly gifted the TV personality in 2016. The latter has been valued at around US$6000 (AU$8700).
A mid-cenutry Peter Lovig Nielsen desk where the late chef would do a lot of writing. Lark Mason Associates
Fans of Mr Bourdain's literary works may be tempted to place a bid on his mid-century wooden desk, where the chef would reportedly write. It's set to go between US$800 (AUA$1170) and US$1200 (AU$1760).
Among the curious mementos Bourdain left behind; silver and bronze sculpture of the Michelin man. Lark Mason Associates
There's also a collection of items that keen fans might recognise from episodes of his various TV series — a US navy jacket Bourdain held onto after having to flee Beirut in the midst of conflict in 2006 while shooting No Reservations, and a metallic duck press that featured in an instalment of Parts Unknown in 2012, used to extract the juices of a dismembered duck carcass.
There's also some valuable art pieces by Ralph Steadman (famous for his Hunter S Thompson cartoons) and John Lurie.
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