SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present The Pebble Beach Estate of Norman Lausten on Saturday, April 22. Reflecting Lausten’s passion for collecting that spanned more than seven decades, this online auction features an eclectic array of more than 330 lots in diverse categories. It includes books, directories and other printed material; jewelry, clothing, shoes, and accessories for women and men; objects related to automobiles and bicycles; knives; silver certificates; artworks; Asian collectibles; musical instruments; war items; and a variety of mechanical devices such as cameras, radios, steam engines and telescopes. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

About Norman Lausten and His Collection

Lausten’s passion for automobiles started when he was a baby. His first word – at 10 months – was “car.” Likewise, his interest in collecting began early: at age four, he found a carbide bicycle lamp in his grandfather’s basement, setting in motion an obsession with automobile-related items. Lausten would later say this discovery “was the impetus for the whole madness.” During the next 70-plus years, he would fill his Pebble Beach home with antique radios, books, paintings, headlamps and other automotive memorabilia, welcoming friends and aficionados to enjoy his collections. According to his cousin Richard, Lausten became an antique automobile historian and “walking encyclopedia” of the early automobile up through the 1930s. The twin stars of his collection were his 1913 Simplex and 1922 Locomobile. From 1958 on, he attended every edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the world’s most prestigious car show.

Lausten was also a gifted musician, playing guitar, banjo and fiddle. He inherited a beautiful tenor voice from his father, an opera singer; his mother taught piano and organ. His wife Jeanne Richelieu DuCasse, who died in 2000, was the granddaughter of famed California artist Xavier Martinez, whose family was showcased recently in a successful sale at Turner Auctions. DuCasse was an avid collector as well who focused on antique clothing and jewelry. Together, the couple enjoyed traveling, vintage car club rallies and picnic gatherings.

Highlight lots from the April 22 sale include a 1920s Egyptian Revival beaded and embroidered purse. It features a gold-toned frame decorated with faux jewels and blue stones made from celluloid, and a blue and gold embroidered, beaded and sequined pouch. Its condition is good overall, with a few small spots of missing or snagged beads; the lining has been replaced. It is estimated at $100-$200.

Another strong entry is Lincoln – Then and Now by John Francis Marsh (b. 1936-) a signed watercolor and gouache on paper created circa 2008 for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. It has an estimate of $600-$800.

Equally notable is a Japanese Buddha shrine, estimated at $800-$1,200. The small gilt ebonized two-door niche with decorative hardware reveals the Buddha on an ornate lotus stand. The halo is present but loose, and there is wear to the gilt.

Also featured is a circa-1940s Leni Kuborn-Grothe collar necklace and clip-earring set. Fashioned from cloth, faux pearl, sequins and rhinestones, the set is estimated at $500-$800. Austrian Leni Kuborn-Grothe of Kitzbuhel was well known as a designer for Christian Dior and Elsa Schiaparelli.

Completing the highlights is a Virginia & Truckee Railroad Directory dating to 1873-74. Described as being in fair to good condition, it carries an estimate of $2,000-$3,000.

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