DOOLEY Observed: Ben's stuff up for sale .....

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Monday, June 24, 2013

Ben's stuff up for sale .....

RENO, Nev. -- When Jeff Pilliod got the phone call with the prospect of a collection of the late actor Lorne Greene's memorabilia and personal items for sale, the owner of Anchor Auctions and Appraisal said he had every reason to be excited.

Sky Richarde, personal assistant of Chuck Greene, son of the former "Bonanza" star, made the call.

"When you have a name to match with (the auction), it adds a lot more entry to it," Pilliod said. "And 'Bonanza' was very, very popular."

"Bonanza" was a hit Western series that aired on television from 1959 to 1973 and starred Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright, the patriarch figure of the fictional TV family. Greene died in September 1987.

Greene's son now lives part time in Incline Village, close to the site of where the replica of Ponderosa Ranch operated from 1967 until its closure in 2004.

Actor Lorne Greene is seen wearing his Western gear from the TV series "Bonanza," 1964.(Photo: AP)
Anchor Auctions and Appraisal will auction off a large collection of items from Greene's estate and memorabilia collection on Saturday in Reno.

The auction house, which has been owned and operated by Pilliod and his wife for the past 22 years, has also played host to some other big auctions in the past, such as for a Babe Ruth-signed bat that went for $3,900 in 2009.