Bob Guccione founded Penthouse to pay for his painting hobby.
He co-directed the X-rated romp Caligula. He gave Anna Wintour her first editorial job. He owned Van Goghs, Picassos and a Matisse. He was the gilded yin to Hugh Hefner’s caddish yang. And then he died, almost penniless.
For sale: early video and 8mm erotica, classic issues of Penthouse, Kodachrome slides from photo shoots, erotic art and B&W pinup pics taken by Guccione in the ’50s. Plus, 16mm film prints from Marilyn Monroe’s long-lost Swedish stag film.
Dig a little deeper, and the truly fun stuff comes out: Guccione’s driver’s license. A Penthouse-branded router from the ’80s. Nudie paintings from Star Wars artist John Berkey.
Sadly, the brass penis netsuke paperweight is no longer available. But you can still get a cast-iron turtle from “the original personal turtle collection of Bob Guccione.”
Oh, Bob.
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