HONOURING AN ICON: BONHAMS HOSTS CHARITY AUCTION CELEBRATING DR JANE GOODALL’S LEGACY
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London – Bonhams will host a special charity auction on 23 April 2025, honouring Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace. Dr Goodall is a living legend whose ground-breaking work has transformed our understanding of the natural world. This event at Bonhams benefits the Jane Goodall Legacy Foundation (JGLF) in support of Dr Goodall's vision for a better future for humans, other animals, and the environment we share.
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Dr Goodall will be present for the live auction, making this a truly special experience for attendees. Bidders can also join virtually to bid on diverse lots, including excursions with Dr Goodall as well as meaningful items that closely align with her mission. An online auction with additional lots will lead up to the live sale, from 14 to 24 April.
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“This event is a key opportunity to support my vision for the future—one where humans, all other animals and nature thrive together. Every bid placed brings us closer to creating an endowment which will sustain the core programmes of the Jane Goodall Institute in time of need. I look forward to sharing time with those who will join me on the experiences up for auction and to being at Bonhams on 23rd April. I am very grateful to the many friends who have provided the auction items to help us. ”
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Auction Highlights
• Experiences with Dr Goodall include:
An extraordinary opportunity to journey through Uganda on a 10-day custom-designed, immersive primate safari, featuring an exclusive overnight stay with Dr Goodall at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, which Dr Goodall helped establish. Estimate: £120,000 - £130,000.
A private whisky experience with Dr Goodall followed by a dinner at Johnnie Walker Princes Street in Edinburgh, featuring her favourite selection. Estimate: £5,000 - £6,000
Other Highlights include:
An exquisite, one-of-a-kind necklace created by Brilliant Earth in celebration of Dr Goodall’s 90th birthday, featuring a stunning tanzanite centre stone and ethically crafted lab-grown diamonds. Estimate £10,000 - £15,000
A piece of climate innovation history—the Climeworks DAC-1, one of the world’s first Direct Air Capture machines designed to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. Estimate on request
Extraordinary works from acclaimed artists, including Sebastião Salgado, Michal Rovner, Thomas D. Mangelsen, Gino Acevedo, Prince Hussain Aga Khan, Peter Ong, and Olly & Suzi. Estimates range from £500 to £75,000.
Exclusive, world-class experiences, including safaris in Tanzania and Kenya, as well as a stay at the award-winning Alpina Gstaad hotel nestled in the Swiss Alps.
GStadd Hotel. Estimate: £4,000 - £5,000
Tanzania only. Estimate: £6,500 - £7,500
Tanzania and Kenya. Estimate: £9,000 - £10,000
Why This Moment Matters
Now in her 91st year, Dr Goodall continues to travel tirelessly around the world, sharing her powerful message of hope. While she remains energetic and in good health, this may be one of the final opportunities to participate in an initiative of this magnitude that celebrates her life’s work and advances her vision of a better world for all living beings.
Your Bid, Your Legacy
Proceeds from this auction will directly support the JGLF. Its mission is to build a permanent endowment fund to support the Jane Goodall Institutes’ core programmes. By participating, you’re not just placing a bid—you’re investing in a future where hope, conservation and positive change prevail.
Event Details
Bonhams will host both live and online auctions, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the Jane Goodall Legacy Foundation (JGLF). The live auction is scheduled for 23 April 2025 at 7:00 pm BST, accompanied by a whisky-based cocktail reception, generously sponsored by Johnnie Walker. Participants can register at the front desk on the day of the event. The online auction will run from 14 to 24 April 2025 on Bonhams.com, where bidders can register directly.
100% of proceeds will benefit the Jane Goodall Legacy Foundation’s efforts to sustain community-led conservation, ongoing chimpanzee research, and educational programmes within the Jane Goodall community.
About The Bonhams Network
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Founded in 1793, Bonhams has representatives in more than 30 countries and operates flagship salerooms in London, New York, Paris, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong. In 2022, Bonhams added four international auction houses to its network: Bukowskis, Stockholm; Bruun Rasmussen, Copenhagen; Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris and Brussels; and Skinner, Massachusetts. The success of Bonhams’ global strategy is a result of recognising the shift in growing intercontinental buying and increased digital engagement.
In 2023, Bonhams achieved 14% growth with $1.14 billion in turnover. Recent important auctions and landmark single-owner collections, include the white glove sales of Sir Michael Caine: The Personal Collection, Alain Delon: Sixty Years of Passion; Sir Roger Moore: The Personal Collection; Personal Property of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and The Robert & Jean-Pierre Rousset Collection of Asian Art: A Century of Collecting. Other notable single-owner sales included The Estate of Barbara Walters: American Icon; The Alan and Simone Hartman Collection; The Crown Auction: Props and Costumes and The Claude de Marteau Collection.
Top lots for 2023 include 1967 Ferrari 412P Berlinetta, Sold at Quail Lodge, US for US$30,255,000. Tipu Sultan’s Bedchamber Sword (sold in London for £14m – a world record for both an Islamic and an Indian object); Paul Signac (1863-1935), Sisteron, 1902. Sold for US$8,580,000 (estimate US$4-6 million), and Claude Monet (1840-1926), La Seine près de Giverny, 1888. Sold for US$6,352,500 (estimate US$4-6m), both from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection; A Gilt Copper Alloy figure of Virupaksha, Central Tibet, Densatil Monastery, Early 15th century. Sold for HK$37.9m (£4,060,326) in Hong Kong. Yoshitomo Nara (born 1959) Three Stars. Sold for HK$36,754,000 (£3,930,914), also in Hong Kong.
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