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Alan Jones is selling hundreds of treasured personal items with everything from his much-loved Bentley, furniture, and sports memorabilia to artwork, RM Williams boots, encyclopedias, and bottles of champagne up for grabs.
The 81-year-old veteran broadcaster, who recently underwent urgent spinal surgery, has enlisted Lawson Auctioneers to sell a wide range of possessions.
It follows the recent sale and liquidation of his sprawling Fitzroy Falls estate in the NSW Southern Highlands, southwest of Sydney.
Topping Jones’ list of 600 possessions is an Arthur Boyd artwork estimated to be worth $300,000, along with his beloved 2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur, which could fetch $90,000.
For the more bargain-savvy bidders, prices for items like photos start as low as $20.
Alan Jones’ 2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur (pictured) will soon be up for auction
Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones (pictured) is selling hundreds of possessions for his former home in Fitzroy
A number of works of art from Jones’ collection will also be up for auction. Pictured: And Arthur Boyd’s artwork is estimated to be worth between $200,000 and $300,000
Bidders could also nab a walnut-veneered desk that has been valued at between $6000 and $8000, a lamp used by former Liberal MP Michael Yabsley ($600 – $800), oak armchairs ($2000 – $3000) or a handmade grandfather clock ($1000 – $2000). ).
Auctioneers have also put a Balinese daybed complete with comfortable cushions up for sale for as little as $800.
If you need a horse float, Jones has one that will sell for an estimated price of $6000-$8000.
For other sporting tragedies, there are a variety of cricket memorabilia from the game’s greats, including Steve Waugh and the late Don Bradman, including signed bats, jerseys and gloves.
There are also horse racing memorabilia and a variety of photos of Jones with famous Australians including trainer Gai Waterhouse and the late cricket great Shane Warne.
For book lovers, a set of four leather-bound books featuring the poetry of Charlotte Bronte fetch between $60 and $80, while a set of Australian encyclopedias including collector’s item editions could fetch as much as $ 200.
Items from Jones’ wardrobe, including RM Williams boots, sneakers, and Drizabone coats, are also up for grabs.
A framed cricket bat signed by the late Sir Don Bradman could cost up to $300
The batting gloves worn by former Test cricket captain Steve Waugh in the late 1990s could also cost up to $300 and come in a glass box.
Many items are inscribed with the initials AJ, including a crystal wine decanter from Tiffany & Co.
Other items range from Buddha figurines, statues, artwork, crystal bowls, and Wedgewood tableware to a croquet set, kitchen appliances, an untested treadmill, vintage tennis rackets, champagne buckets, and an empty bottle of Bollinger of six liters.
The online-only auction, titled the Alan Jones AO Collection, went live on Sunday evening and closes on January 14.
“All offers placed through the website are executed immediately against the item reserve or the current highest bid,” the Lawsons website states.
“Please note that in the case of competitive bidding that occurs within five minutes of the close of sale, the closing time will be extended by another five minutes.”
Jones bought the Fitzroy Falls property known as Elizabeth Farm, named after her mother, for $2.6 million in 2003, which she sold in November.
Originally on the market for $17.5 million, the property is believed to have sold near the $16 million mark.
Alan Jones is selling hundreds of possessions and furniture, including this Balinese daybed.
Need a second hand pair of RM Williams boots? Alan Jones is selling his pair for an estimated $150-$250
He will continue to live in his luxury apartment on East Circular Quay overlooking Sydney Harbour.
“I only really spent about 35 days a year in the Highlands before Covid so I will be very happy in my flat,” Jones told The Daily Telegraph last month.
“If my impoverishment means I’m doomed to look at the Opera House, Harbor Bridge and Sydney Harbor every day, there’s really nothing to be melancholy about.”
Jones recently disappeared from the airwaves after being rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital to undergo spinal surgery.
The conservative political agitator and former manager of Australia’s Wallabies had been battling crippling back pain for years and had not been on the air on his daily shows and podcasts on Facebook and the ADH Network since October.
Your spokesman Jake Thrupp recently told Daily Mail Australia that Jones would be taking a break over the summer but will return in 2023.
“There’s no way to keep it down, that’s for sure,” he said.
This statue of the late Sir Don Bradman could attract bids as high as $600 or even more.
‘They were fixing something that I think was screwed up last time. However, they have assured him that after this operation, he should be fine.
He has been using a cane all year. He hopes he can get rid of it after this latest surgery, but we’ll see.
Jones retired from broadcasting in 2020 after a distinguished career spanning decades at 2UE and 2GB, moving briefly to Sky News Australia.
He left the network in 2021 and later announced that he would go online with Alan Jones Direct To The People to produce daily shows, updates and podcasts.