The Estate of TV Personality Bill Cullen: This Week at Abell
Abell Auction Company is proud to be representing the estate of 20th century TV personality Bill Cullen at the September 27, 2018 weekly auction.
More items from the Cullen estate will also be sold in Abell’s early 2019 quarterly fine art auction and upcoming Luxury auction. Bill Cullen (1920-1990) was an American radio and TV personality whose career spanned five decades. He hosted 23 different game shows, earning the nickname “Dean of Game Show Hosts”
Cullen married Ann Macomber, a former dancer and model, in 1955, who sometimes worked as a model on his “The Price is Right” show and made frequent appearances with him on the show “Tattletales.” The Cullens lived in a beautiful apartment overlooking central park for 23 years, before moving to Southern California in the late 1970s. They had an impressive collection of mid-century furniture by Dunbar that will hit the auction block on September 27th at Abell Auction Co. Come preview the Cullen collection this Wednesday, September 26th in Los Angeles between 9 am and 4 pm. Stay tuned for details about Abell’s upcoming quarterly and luxury auctions, which will also feature pieces from the Cullen estate.
Bill and Ann Cullen
Ann Cullen
Bill and Ann Cullen sit at their Edward Wormley for Dunbar dining set that will be sold at Abell Auction Co. in early 2019
The view from the Cullen’s Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park
A Dunbar rattan-front side cabinet from the Cullen estate will be sold on September 27th at Abell Auction Co. in Los Angeles.
An ebonized Dunbar triple dresser from the Cullen estate will be sold on September 27th at Abell Auction Co. in Los Angeles.
