Oprah Winfrey selling furniture, paintings in Chicago auction

By The Associated Press
March 25 2015 04:35 AM

CP32433370 — FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2015 file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives at the 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers announced Tuesday, March 24, 2015, that Winfrey will sell paintings, furniture, designer clothing and other items from her Chicago residence at auction next month. The auction house says proceeds will benefit the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

CHICAGO – Oprah Winfrey will sell paintings, furniture, designer clothing and other items from her Chicago residence at auction next month.

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers announced the auction Tuesday. The auction house says proceeds will benefit Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa.

The auction items include exercise equipment, fountain pens, sunglasses and watches, as well as crystal, silver and porcelain. The auction house plans a preview exhibit starting April 16. The auction will be held April 25, with bidding in person and online.

The 61-year-old Winfrey announced earlier this month that she plans to close Harpo Studios in Chicago, where she made “The Oprah Winfrey Show” for more than 20 years. She said she would transition production for her cable network to a studio in California.

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