LOS ANGELES, CA.- Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies concluded today its headline making event “The David Lynch Collection” in a fantastic white glove sale that sold nearly 450 marquee items owned by the celebrated auteur and artist David Lynch, whose masterpieces and name would define the “Lynchian” style and aesthetic known today in modern cinema.


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Production items, props, memorabilia and film-related items from his iconic films, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Eraserhead, Dune, The Straight Story, Inland Empire and his unfinished works, as well as musical instruments, recording and sound equipment, fine art, furniture, home decor, coffee machines and tools from his home woodshop, attracted hundreds of collectors and fans at the live auction held Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at the Peninsula Beverly Hills and online from around the world in a bidding frenzy that achieved a total of $4.25 million.


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“Julien’s and TCM were privileged to represent this landmark white glove sale celebrating the life and legacy of David Lynch,” said Catherine Williamson, Managing Director of Entertainment, Julien’s Auctions. “Every object in this collection served as a window into Lynch’s surreal and uncompromising creative world—whether from his groundbreaking films, television work, or personal studio. The global response to the auction speaks not only to the cultural importance of his legacy, but to the profound admiration and reverence he inspires among fans, collaborators, and collectors alike.”

The highest selling item was a group of 11 scripts from David Lynch's unfinished film project, Ronnie Rocket: The Absurd Mystery of the Strange Forces of Existence, that sold for an astonishing $195,000.

A group of three scripts from the production of David Lynch’s magnum opus, Mulholland Drive sold for a stunning $104,000. One script dated 12/23/98 has "Mary" handwritten on the title page and various annotations; most likely for the film's editor, Mary Sweeney and another script reads: "We are very concerned about preserving the integrity of this screenplay. Please do not let anyone read this script - it is for your use only." Other Mulholland Drive items topped the auction including the prop menus for Winkie's diner used in the film ($7,800) and an original diptych featuring portraits of Naomi Watts and Laura Harring as their roles Betty Elms and Rita in the film ($16,250).

A standout highlight of the event was the sale of David Lynch’s red leather director’s chair emblazoned in yellow with his name on the back that sold for $91,000. In homage to the legendary director, the chair took off on a mystery tour across “Lynchian” locations across Los Angeles such as Mulholland Drive scenic overlook, Big Boy’s diner, and Winkie's with the public guessing the whereabouts of the chair via a trail of clues on Julien’s Instagram with its reveal made in a daily live stream of the chair.

Script copies of the pilot episode of David Lynch and Mark Frost's television phenomenon, Twin Peaks with the original name Northwest Passage crossed out with Twin Peaks written over it, sold for an extraordinary $91,000. A group of scripts of the Twin Peaks prequel film, Fire Walk with Me also stunned at the auction block for $78,000 as well as script drafts for David Lynch and Robert Engels' unfinished, surrealist film project, The Dream of the Bovine featuring an image of a cow on the title page that sold for $39,000.

A special moment of the event was the appearance of David Lynch’s personal 35mm print of his groundbreaking debut feature film Eraserhead that sold for $52,000.

Twin Peaks related items mesmerized fans and collectors including (with winning bids and estimates):

• a large framed photograph of a nuclear bomb explosion in Gordon Cole's office, screen-matched to the seventh episode of Twin Peaks: The Return entitled "There's a Body All Right" ($45,500)

• a magnetic "Deer Meadow - Sheriff Department" decal prop, presumably for a police car from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me ($22,750)

• Lynch’s personally owned Twin Peaks Black Lodge style red curtain and black and white zig-zag rug ($32,500)

• an aluminum Zero Halliburton brand briefcase used by David Lynch while traveling to the Cannes Film Festival to attend the premiere of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, ($16,250)

• a floor lamp from the Sheriff's Department set of Twin Peaks: The Return, that was kept in David Lynch’s home ($26,000)

• Two taxidermy deer heads from the home of David Lynch, including one seen in the first episode of season two of the series Twin Peaks, entitled, "May The Giant Be With You" ($16,250)

• a pair of Motorola Radius P200 walkie talkies with "Lynch/Frost" carved in the side of each referring to the name of the company started by David Lynch and Twin Peaks co-creator, Mark Frost ($32,500)

David Lynch’s arsenal of beautifully designed played instruments, from his home music studio hit the high notes such as:

• his 2012 Danny Ferrington custom five neck console steel guitar ($39,000)

• his black Fernandes Gravity APB-8 8 string electric bass guitar ($39,000)

• his photo matched Parker Fly electric guitar and Roland VG-8EX guitar synthesizer system ($32,500)

• an Asher Ben Harper Series II limited edition sunburst electric steel lap guitar ($16,250)

David Lynch will be remembered not only for his works but for his deep love of coffee and a good cup of brew which were depicted in many of his films’ scenes and characters.

The first lot from the auction–a mug of Log Lady (Catherine Coulson) from Twin Peaks created by potter and artist Kirsty Ball from Edmonton Alberta, who personally sent this mug to Lynch–poured in $11,700. David Lynch's coffee making apparatus were top of the line such as his La Marzocco GS/3 home espresso machine that percolated for $45,500 and his Mazzer mini electronic commercial espresso grinder (A) which crushed at $7,800.

Items from David Lynch's Los Angeles office during production of his 1984 space saga, Dune sold for much spice such as:

• a vintage Webster Chicago brand wire recorder microphone and base ($13,000)
• his Moviola film viewer ($10,400)
• his production office vintage telephone ($13,000)

Highlights included (with winning bids):

• David Lynch’s Wild at Heart scripts ($58,500)

• 1980s E-Mu Systems E III Model 6083 keyboard sampler workstation ($16,250) that includes a black flight case with David Lynch’s name stenciled

• a Blue Telefunken U47 Microphone used by David Lynch and seen in the 2016 Jon Nguyen documentary on Lynch's early days, The Art of Life ($10,400)

• a Molectron megaphone from the home of David Lynch ($7,800)

• David Lynch’s mid-century and modern style furniture such as a hot pink velvet sofa ($11,700), a pair of David Lynch limited edition Domeau & Peres Silencio Club chairs ($16,250), an early Herman Miller Coconut lounge chair and ottoman, circa 1960, originally designed by George Nelson in 1956 ($22,750) and more.

• a group of Hollywood books from his personal home collection bearing a "Studio David Lynch" stamp including Russ Tamblyn: Dancing on the Edge, Richard Beymer: Impostor, 1983: Go to Hollywood / Make a Movie and Hollywood Gold: The Award-Winning Movies in which Lynch's father has written "To David -- May yours be one of 'em -- Love Dad / March 4, 1979" and drawn a sun ($22,750)

• Signed posters by David Lynch including The Straight Story, Inland Empire, Lost Highway and the Lynch-produced documentary Crumb ($13,000)

• Film and video cameras such as his Canon Scoopic 16mm Film Camera with 72mm lens ($16,250); four Sony video cameras with carrying cases including a PMW-EX1, Hi-8 Handycam, DVCAM 3CCD digital camcorder and MiniDV 3CCD digital camcorder ($13,000); a Linhof Master Technika camera housed in a Zero Halliburton carrying case ($29,250); Leica R6.2 Camera with Zero Halliburton carrying case ($29,250); and a Montana Luxus snakeskin camera ($19,500)

• a film production slate with a piece of tape that has a handwritten date of "9/29/07" ($11,700) and more.


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